Planar antenna array design with a multi-purpose GA-based procedure

  1. Salvatore Caorsi1,
  2. Andrea Lommi2,
  3. Andrea Massa2,
  4. Stefano Piffer2,
  5. Andrea Trucco3

Article first published online: 21 NOV 2002

DOI: 10.1002/mop.10629

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Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volume 35, Issue 6, pages 428–430, 20 December 2002

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Caorsi, S., Lommi, A., Massa, A., Piffer, S. and Trucco, A. (2002), Planar antenna array design with a multi-purpose GA-based procedure. Microw. Opt. Technol. Lett., 35: 428–430. doi: 10.1002/mop.10629

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  1. 1

    Department of Electronics, University of Pavia, Via Ferrata, 1, 27100 Pavia, Italy

  2. 2

    Department of Information and Communication Technology, University of Trento, Via Mesiano, 77, 38050 Trento, Italy

  3. 3

    Department of Biophysical and Electronic Engineering, University of Genoa, Via Opera Pia, 11A, 16145 Genova, Italy

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 21 NOV 2002
  2. Article first published online: 21 NOV 2002
  3. Manuscript Received: 27 JUN 2002

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Keywords:

  • planar antenna array;
  • genetic algorithms

Abstract

This paper deals with the synthesis of planar arrays. In the framework of iterative search procedures, a method based on a genetic algorithm (GA) is presented. Starting from the definition of a suitably defined cost function, thinning and weighting a randomly generated array configuration, the multi-purpose stochastic procedure is able to satisfy various antenna constraints to determines an optimal trade-off among contrasting requirements. In order to confirm the reliability of the proposed approach (also in comparison with the related literature), some highly optimized antenna array designs are reported and discussed. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 35: 428–430, 2002; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.10629

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