Optimizing Backscattering from Arrays of Perfectly Conducting Strips

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 26-33

  Haupt, Randy ^a   Chung, You Chung ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrays; Genetic algorithms; Optimization methods; Radar cross sections; Strip conductors; Strip scatterers

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; RADAR; RANDOM PROCESSES;

CONDUCTING STRIPS; RADAR CROSS SECTIONS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING;

EID: 0742302672     PISSN: 10459243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MAP.2003.1252807     Document Type: Article

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