Geometry and weight optimization for minimizing sidelobes in wideband planar arrays

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 57, Issue 4 PART 2, 2009, Pages 1285-1289

  Bevelacqua, Peter J ^a   Balanis, Constantine A ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Array optimization; Minimizing sidelobes; PSO; Wideband arrays

Indexed keywords

ARRAY OPTIMIZATION; BEAM WIDTHS; COMPUTATION TIME; GEOMETRY OPTIMIZATIONS; MINIMIZING SIDELOBES; NARROW BANDS; OPTIMAL ARRAYS; OPTIMAL POSITIONS; OPTIMAL WEIGHTS; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; PLANAR ARRAYS; PSO; SIDE LOBE LEVELS; SINGLE FREQUENCIES; WEIGHT OPTIMIZATIONS; WEIGHTING METHODS; WIDE BANDS; WIDE-BAND APPLICATIONS; WIDEBAND ARRAYS;

ARRAY PROCESSING; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA);

PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION (PSO);

EID: 65549138564     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2009.2015853     Document Type: Article

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