Multiobjective optimal antenna design based on volumetric material optimization

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 55, Issue 3 I, 2007, Pages 594-603

  Koulouridis, Stavros ^a   Psychoudakis, Dimitris ^a   Volakis, John L ^a  

^a The Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Pareto surface font; Printed conformal antennas; Size shape and material optimization

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ANTENNAS; BANDWIDTH; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS;

FINITE ELEMENT-BOUNDARY INTEGRAL METHOD; OPTIMAL ANTENNA DESIGN; PARETO SURFACE FONT; PRINTED CONFORMAL ANTENNAS;

MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 34047207619     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2007.891551     Document Type: Article

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