Pattern nulling of linear antenna arrays by controlling only the element positions with the use of improved touring ant colony optimization algorithm

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1423-1441

  Akdagli, A ^a   Guney Erciyes K ^a   Karaboga Erciyes, D ^a  

^a Engineering Faculty   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; OPTIMIZATION; POSITION CONTROL; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

LINEAR ANTENNA ARRAYS; PATTERN NULLING; TOURING ANT COLONY OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM;

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

EID: 0036924374     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: 15693937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939302X00066     Document Type: Article

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