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Optimized hyper beamforming of receiving linear antenna arrays using Firefly algorithm

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 October 2013

Gopi Ram ,
Durbadal Mandal ,
Rajib Kar  and
Sakti Prasad Ghoshal
Gopi Ram
Affiliation:
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, India
Durbadal Mandal*
Affiliation:
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, India
Rajib Kar
Affiliation:
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, India
Sakti Prasad Ghoshal
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, India
*
Corresponding author: D. Mandal Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

In this paper, an optimized hyper beamforming method is presented based on a hyper beam exponent parameter for receiving linear antenna arrays using a new meta-heuristic search method based on the Firefly algorithm (FFA). A hyper beam is derived from the sum and difference beam patterns of the array, each raised to the power of a hyper beam exponent parameter. As compared to the conventional hyper beamforming of the linear antenna array, FFA applied to the hyper beam of the same array can achieve much more reduction in sidelobe level (SLL) and improved first null beam width (FNBW), keeping the same value of the hyper beam exponent. As compared to the uniformly excited linear antenna array with inter-element spacing of λ/2, conventional non-optimized hyper beamforming and optimal hyper beamforming of the same obtained by real-coded genetic algorithm, particle swarm optimization and Differential evolution, FFA applied to the hyper beam of the same array can achieve much greater reduction in SLL and same or less FNBW, keeping the same value of the hyper beam exponent parameter. The whole experiment has been performed for 10-, 14-, and 20-element linear antenna arrays.

Keywords

Hyper beamLinear antenna arraysRGAPSODEFFASLLFNBW
Type
Research Paper
Information
International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , April 2014 , pp. 181 - 194
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press and the European Microwave Association 2013 

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