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Modeling of the SFD effect involves determining an effective damping coefficient as a function of pendulum displacement. Damping force and pressure distribution due to SFD are obtained for a range of pendulum displacements via finite element analysis (FEA). The accelerometer is modeled as both an open- and closed-loop system, where an identified damping model for SFD is also used. The open-loop model is verified by comparing the step response of the system, and the closed-loop model is verified by comparing the frequency and shock responses of the system via simulations and experiments. Simulation and test results of both open- and closed-loop systems show close agreement. The presented results indicate that in systems with similar dimensions and material properties, damping due to SFD in a force rebalance accelerometer can be accurately modeled as a function of pendulum displacement using the method described in this research study.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s26092589","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,22]],"date-time":"2026-04-22T14:29:03Z","timestamp":1776868143000},"page":"2589","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Characterization of Squeeze Film Damping in Force Rebalance Accelerometers"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"26","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-7794-9914","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hasan Baran","family":"\u00d6zmen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Roketsan A.\u015e., Lalahan, Mamak, Ankara 06852, T\u00fcrkiye"},{"name":"Department of Aerospace Engineering, Middle East Technical University (METU), Cankaya, Ankara 06800, T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9836-6358","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Melin","family":"\u015eahin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Aerospace Engineering, Middle East Technical University (METU), Cankaya, Ankara 06800, T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2669-340X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"G\u00f6khan Osman","family":"\u00d6zgen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mechanical Engineering, Middle East Technical University (METU), Cankaya, Ankara 06800, T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,22]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"3","DOI":"10.1016\/j.sna.2007.01.008","article-title":"Squeeze film air damping in MEMS","volume":"136","author":"Bao","year":"2007","journal-title":"Sens. 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