Design of Microwave broadband absorbers using a self-adaptive differential evolution algorithm

International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 364-372

  Goudos, Sotirios K ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Evolutionary algorithms; Microwave absorber design; Multilayer coatings; Particle swarm optimization differential evolution; Radar absorbing materials

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND ABSORBERS; DE ALGORITHMS; DESIGN TECHNIQUE; DIFFERENTIAL EVOLUTION ALGORITHMS; MICROWAVE ABSORBER DESIGN; MULTILAYER COATINGS; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; OPTIMIZERS; RADAR ABSORBING MATERIALS; SELF-ADAPTIVE; SELF-ADAPTIVE DIFFERENTIAL EVOLUTION ALGORITHMS;

ADAPTIVE ALGORITHMS; DESIGN; MICROWAVES; MULTILAYERS; RADAR;

PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION (PSO);

EID: 65649128116     PISSN: 10964290     EISSN: 1099047X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mmce.20357     Document Type: Article

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