On the synthesis of reliable linear arrays through interval arithmetic

Author

Manica, Luca ; Rocca, Paolo ; Anselmi, Nicola ; Massa, A.

Author_Institution

ELEDIA Res. Center @ DISI, Univ. of Trento, Trento, Italy

fYear

2013

fDate

7-13 July 2013

Firstpage

296

Lastpage

297

Abstract

The robust design of linear antenna arrays is addressed in this work by means of an optimization technique based on Interval Analysis. Supposing the amplitude weights of the array elements characterized by tolerance errors around the nominal values, these latter are optimized by means of a stochastic global algorithm such that the tolerance bounds of the arising power pattern fit user-defined mask constraints. The results of a preliminary numerical assessment are reported to show the behavior of the proposed synthesis method towards the robust design of an array generating a pencil beam.

Keywords

linear antenna arrays; numerical analysis; optimisation; reliability; array elements; interval analysis; interval arithmetic; linear antenna arrays; optimization technique; pencil beam; preliminary numerical assessment; reliable linear arrays synthesis; stochastic global algorithm; tolerance errors; user-defined mask constraints; Adaptive arrays; Array signal processing; Artificial neural networks; Electromagnetics; Optimization; Robustness;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2013 IEEE

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

ISSN

1522-3965

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-5315-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2013.6710809

Filename

6710809