DocumentCode
1536465
Title
Genetically engineered multiband fractal antennas
Author
Werner, D.H. ; Werner, P.L. ; Church, K.H.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA
Volume
37
Issue
19
fYear
2001
fDate
9/13/2001 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1150
Lastpage
1151
Abstract
Fractal antenna engineering concepts have been successfully combined with genetic algorithms to develop a powerful design optimisation tool. The genetic optimisation approach developed can simultaneously optimise the geometry of a fractal antenna, locations of loads, component values of loads, and projected length of the fractal antenna. The results suggest that a 30 to 55% size reduction can be achieved by optimising the fractalisation of a given antenna. The knowledge gained from this study is directly applicable to the design of miniature multiband fractal antennas
Keywords
antenna theory; dipole antennas; fractals; genetic algorithms; method of moments; multifrequency antennas; design optimisation tool; genetic algorithms; genetically engineered fractal antennas; geometry optimisation; iterated function system; load locations; miniature fractal antennas; multiband fractal antennas; projected length; size reduction;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:20010802
Filename
953314
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