Efficient global optimization of a limited parameter antenna design

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6964, Issue , 2008, Pages

  O'Donnell, Terry H ^a,b   Southall, Hugh L ^a,c   Kaanta, Lt Bryan ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ARCON CORPORATION   (United States)

^c Vistronix Ine   (United States)

Author keywords

Antenna optimization; DACE; Efficient global optimization; EGO; Evolutionary optimization

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA OPTIMIZATION; EFFICIENT GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; EVOLUTIONARY OPTIMIZATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; MACHINE DESIGN; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 44349124549     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.782997     Document Type: Conference Paper

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