Design optimization of conformal antennas by integrating stochastic algorithms with the hybrid finite-element method

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 676-684

  Li, Zhifang ^a,b   Erdemli, Yunus E ^a,c   Volakis, John L ^a,c   Papalambros, Panos Y ^c  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Antennas; Design optimization; Electromagnetic bandgap structures; Periodic substrates

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC BANDGAPS (EBG);

BANDWIDTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY GAP; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INTEGRATION; PRODUCT DESIGN;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 0036564112     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2002.1011234     Document Type: Article

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