Optimization of the performance of arrays with failed elements using the simulated annealing technique

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1625-1638

  Rodriguez, Juan A ^a   Ares, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142034592     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: 15693937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939398X00566     Document Type: Article

References (11)

1. Mailloux, R. J., "Array failure correction with a digitally beamformed array," IEEE Trans. Antennas Propagat., Vol. 44, 1542-1550, 1996.
2. Simmers, J., H. L. Southall, and T. O'Donnell, "Advances in neural beamforming," in Proc. '93 Antennas Appl. Symp., Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 206-219. 1993.
3. Sim, S. L., and M. H. Er, "Sidelobe suppression for general arrays in presence of element failures," Electronics Letters, Vol. 33, No. 15, 1278-1280, 1997.
4. Yeo, B. B. K., and Y. Lu, "Array failure correction with a genetic algorithm," ACES-98, Monterey, CA, 1087-1094, 1998.
5. Peters, T. J., "A conjugate gradient-based algorithm to minimize the sidelobe level of planar arrays with element failures," IEEE Trans. Antennas Propagat., Vol. 39, pp. 1497-1504, 1981.
6. DeFord, J. F., and O. P. Gandhi, "Phase-only synthesis of minimum peak sidelobe patterns for linear and planar arrays," IEEE Trans. Antennas Propagat., Vol. 36, 191-201, 1988.
7. Bucci, O. M., G. Mazzarella, and G. Panariello, "Reconfigurable arrays by phase-only control," IEEE Trans. Antennas Propagat., Vol. 39, 919-925, 1991.
8. Frey, J. R., and R. S. Elliott, "Phase-only changes in aperture excitation to achieve sum patterns with asymmetric sidelobes," Alta Frequenza, Vol. 51, 31-35, 1982.
9. Press, W. H., W. T. Vetterling, S. A. Teukolsky, and B. P. Flannery, Numerical Recipes in C, Second Edition, Cambridge, 444-455, 1992.
10. Taylor, T. T., "Design of circular apertures for narrow beamwidth and low side lobes," Trans. I. R. E., Vol. AP-8, 17-22, 1960.
11. Elliott, R. S., and G. J. Stern, "Footprint patterns obtained by planar arrays," IEEE Proc., Vol. 137, Pt. H, No. 2, 108-112, 1990.