Fractal-Based Thinned Planar-Array Design Utilizing Iterative FFT Technique

Design of thinned planar array using genetic algorithm and hadamard matrix arrangement

Directive antenna array with reduced side lobe level can be obtained using thinned array. This paper describes the design of planar thinned array using Hadamard matrix-like arrangement. Here ‘on’ and ‘off’ states of the antenna elements are arranged based on Hadamard Matrix and inter-element spacing in x and y-directions are varied and then genetic algorithm is used to optimize lowest side lobe...

Rectangular Thinned Array Design by Mcfarland Difference Sets

Fast Synthesis of Planar, Maximally Thinned Arrays

In this paper a method for a fast synthesis of planar, maximally thinned and steerable arrays is proposed and tested on several benchmarks available in literature. The method optimizes simultaneously the weight coefficients and sensor positions of a planar array without using global optimization schemes, properly exploiting convex optimization based algorithms. The resulting arrays are able to ...

Design of Linear and Planar Fractal Arrays

This paper describes the theories and techniques for designing linear and planar fractal arrays and compare their radiation pattern with conventional arrays. Fractals are recursively generated object having fractional dimension. We have compared radiation pattern of cantor linear arrays with conventional linear arrays using MATLAB program. Another program was developed to characterize the radia...

Synthesis of Thinned Planar Circular Array Antennas Using Modified Particle Swarm Optimization

In this paper, the authors present an optimization method based on modified Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm for thinning large multiple concentric circular ring arrays of uniformly excited isotropic antennas that will generate a pencil beam in the vertical plane with minimum relative side lobe level (SLL). Two different cases have been studied, one with fixed uniform inter-element s...