Volume 35, Issue 2 No AccessExperimental Active Control of a Typical Section Using a Trailing-Edge FlapJeffrey S. Vipperman, Robert L. Clark, Mark Conner and Earl H. DowellJeffrey S. Vipperman Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0300Search for more papers by this author, Robert L. Clark Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0300Search for more papers by this author, Mark Conner Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0300Search for more papers by this author and Earl H. Dowell Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0300Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:22 May 2012https://doi.org/10.2514/2.2312SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookXLinked InRedditEmail About Previous article Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee PDF for referencesCited bySimple adaptive wing-aileron flutter suppression system1 Feb 2024 | Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 570Fuzzy control of nonlinear aeroelastic system based on neural network identification22 April 2021 | Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Vol. 236, No. 2Aeroelastic Control16 October 2021Adaptive fuzzy control of nonlinear aeroelastic system with measurement noise7 April 2021 | Journal of Vibroengineering, Vol. 23, No. 5Active flutter suppression of wing with morphing flap1 Mar 2021 | Aerospace Science and Technology, Vol. 110An aerodynamic optimization design study on the bio-inspired airfoil with leading-edge tubercles28 January 2021 | Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 15, No. 1Dynamic Stall on Pitching Cambered Airfoil with Phase Offset Trailing Edge FlapFarid Samara and David A. 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