Antenna array pattern nulling by controlling both amplitude and phase using modified touring ant colony optimization algorithm

International Journal of Electronics

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 241-251

  Karaboga, Dervis ^a   Guney, Kerim ^a   Akdagli, Ali ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ANNEALING; COSTS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; FUNCTIONS; HEURISTIC PROGRAMMING; ITERATIVE METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SET THEORY;

MODIFIED ANT COLONY OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM (MTACO); MUTATION OPERATION; PATTERN NULLING; TOURING ANT COLONY OPTIMIZATION (TACO);

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

EID: 2542422826     PISSN: 00207217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207210410001690638     Document Type: Article

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