Optimization of side lobe level and fixing quasi-nulls in both of the sum and difference patterns by using Continuous Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) method

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 79, Issue , 2008, Pages 321-337

  Hosseini, S Ali ^a   Atlasbaf, Z ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST FUNCTIONS; JAMMING; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

ANT COLONY OPTIMIZATION; EXCITATION PHASE; JAMMING SIGNALS;

ANTENNA LOBES;

EID: 38949102061     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER07102901     Document Type: Article

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