• DocumentCode
    1838012
  • Title

    Efficient synthesis of large-scale thinned arrays using a density-taper initialized genetic algorithm

  • Author

    Du Plessis, Warren P.

  • Author_Institution
    Radar & EW Competency, CSIR DPSS, Pretoria, South Africa
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    12-16 Sept. 2011
  • Firstpage
    363
  • Lastpage
    366
  • Abstract
    The use of the density-taper approach to initialize a genetic algorithm is shown to give excellent results in the synthesis of thinned arrays. This approach is shown to give better SLL values more consistently than using random values and difference sets for initialization.
  • Keywords
    antenna arrays; genetic algorithms; SLL value; density-taper; genetic algorithm; large-scale thinned arrays; Chebyshev approximation; Complexity theory; Decision support systems; Genetic algorithms; Optimization; Planar arrays;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), 2011 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Torino
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-61284-976-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICEAA.2011.6046367
  • Filename
    6046367
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1838012