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Tilt angle and side‐lobe level control of microwave array antennas
Author(s) -
Mog Vilson Rodrigo,
Artuzi Wilson Arnaldo,
Descardeci Jose Ricardo
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.10215
Subject(s) - side lobe , tilt (camera) , microwave , main lobe , directional antenna , optics , acoustics , electronic engineering , computer science , electrical engineering , physics , antenna (radio) , engineering , telecommunications , mechanical engineering
This article describes a new strategy for controlling the tilt angle and side‐lobe level of linear array antennas by using a genetic algorithm. A very simple fitness function for controlling the performance of the array was constructed and is suggested. Simulations show excellent results for directing the main lobe and side‐lobe levels. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 33: 12–14, 2002; DOI 10.1002/mop.10215