This work presents a structured experimental framework for distinguishing candidate residual forces from conventional artifact mechanisms in nonequilibrium electromagnetic force experiments. The paper develops a generalized force-decomposition methodology incorporating electrohydrodynamic, electrostatic, thermal, magnetic, mechanical, radio-frequency, and environmental contributions into a unified diagnostic framework. To support rigorous interpretation of small-force measurements, the study introduces artifact discrimination matrices, directional “force compass” mapping, uncertainty propagation analysis, experimental flowchart logic, and an effective-response normalization parameter, ₄₅₅, intended for comparative constraint analysis rather than universal parameter extraction. The framework is applied conceptually across multiple classes of reported anomalous-force experiments, including asymmetric capacitors, resonant cavity systems, RF-driven devices, and dynamic dielectric configurations. Emphasis is placed on falsifiability, pressure dependence, scaling behavior, null testing, and reproducibility under controlled experimental conditions. Rather than asserting evidence for new physics, the work establishes a disciplined methodology for evaluating whether residual signals remain after known mechanisms are independently bounded below the instrument sensitivity threshold. The resulting framework is intended as a reference structure for future precision electromagnetic force investigations and comparative experimental analysis.
Erick Sangalang (Tue,) studied this question.