• DocumentCode
    1461507
  • Title

    Phase Only Antenna Pattern Notching Via a Semidefinite Programming Relaxation

  • Author

    Kajenski, Peter J.

  • Author_Institution
    Raytheon Co., Andover, MA, USA
  • Volume
    60
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    5/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2562
  • Lastpage
    2565
  • Abstract
    A phase-only method of generating notches in the beam pattern of a phased array antenna is described. It is shown how the problem can be formulated as a semidefinite programming problem, and solved with readily available solvers. Numerical results simulating the performance of a 32 element uniform linear array are presented.
  • Keywords
    antenna phased arrays; antenna radiation patterns; linear antenna arrays; mathematical programming; antenna beam pattern; phase only antenna pattern notching; phased array antenna; semidefinite programming relaxation; uniform linear array; Antenna arrays; Arrays; Convex functions; Optimization; Programming; Radar; Adaptive radar; beamforming; convex optimization; phased array radar; phased arrays;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-926X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAP.2012.2189709
  • Filename
    6163360