Peak sidelobe level reduction with a hybrid approach based on GAs and difference sets

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1116-1121

  Caorsi, Salvatore ^a   Lommi, Andrea ^a   Massa, Andrea ^a   Pastorino, Matteo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Array antennas; Difference sets; Genetic algorithms; Massively thinned arrays; Sidelobe control

Indexed keywords

COMBINATORIAL MATHEMATICS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HEAT LOSSES; OPTIMIZATION; RELIABILITY; SET THEORY;

DIFFERENCE SETS; MASSIVELY THINNED ARRAYS; PEAK SIDELOBE LEVEL REDUCTION; SIDELOBE CONTROL;

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

EID: 2442528505     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2004.825689     Document Type: Article

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