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Its application to rotating machinery is challenging because rotor dynamics are strongly affected by rotational speed, bearing and support properties, nonlinear interactions, operating conditions, measurement limitations, and parameter correlation. This review examines FEMU methods and applications for rotating machinery, distinguishing direct FEMU studies from nonlinear, uncertainty, surrogate, and AI-based studies that primarily provide enabling techniques. Direct matrix correction, sensitivity-based, optimization-based, surrogate-assisted, Bayesian, AI-driven, and hybrid approaches are compared in terms of physical interpretability, identifiability, computational demand, uncertainty treatment, and validation. The reviewed literature indicates that FEMU is most mature for rotor\u2013bearing calibration, bearing and support parameter identification, and operational-response-based updating, whereas experimentally validated inverse estimation of nonlinear and compound-fault parameters remains limited. Based on these findings, a lifecycle-oriented FEMU framework and research roadmap are proposed, emphasizing multi-condition identifiability, uncertainty-aware updating, computational efficiency, independent validation, and governed synchronization. Surrogate and AI-assisted estimation should remain connected to validated high-fidelity physical models and defined operating domains for credible condition assessment and digital-twin applications.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s26185824","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,14]],"date-time":"2026-09-14T14:15:04Z","timestamp":1789395304000},"page":"5824","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Finite Element Model Updating for Rotating Machinery: Methods, Applications, and Future Directions\u2014A Review"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"26","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0008-0010-1756","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Donghee","family":"Park","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"DAVISS Inc., Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jongyoung","family":"Moon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Energy and Mechanical Engineering, Gyeongsang National University, Tongyeong 53064, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jaegwang","family":"Yoon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Energy and Mechanical Engineering, Gyeongsang National University, Tongyeong 53064, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Byeong Keun","family":"Choi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Energy and Mechanical Engineering, Gyeongsang National University, Tongyeong 53064, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Tiboni, M., Remino, C., Bussola, R., and Amici, C. 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