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Synthesis of thinned planar antenna arrays using teaching–learning-based optimization

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 June 2014

Nihad I. Dib
Nihad I. Dib*
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P. O. Box 3030, Irbid 22110, Jordan
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Corresponding author: Nihad I. Dib Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

In this paper, the design of thinned planar antenna arrays of isotropic radiators with optimum side lobe level reduction is studied. The teaching–learning-based optimization (TLBO) method, a newly proposed global evolutionary optimization method, is used to determine an optimum set of turned-ON elements of thinned planar antenna arrays that provides a radiation pattern with optimum side lobe level reduction. The TLBO represents a new algorithm for optimization problems in antenna arrays design. It is shown that the TLBO provides results that are better than (or the same as) those obtained using other evolutionary algorithms.

Keywords

Antenna arraysOptimization techniquesTeaching–learning-based optimization
Type
Research Paper
Information
International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies , Volume 7 , Issue 5 , October 2015 , pp. 557 - 563
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press and the European Microwave Association 2014 

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