Numerical synthesis of arbitrary discrete arrays

Author

Swart, W.A. ; Olivier, J.C.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Potchefstroom Univ. for CHE, Potchefstroom, South Africa

Volume

41

Issue

8

fYear

1993

fDate

8/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1171

Lastpage

1174

Abstract

A numerical algorithm for the synthesis of arbitrary discrete arrays is given. The technique is based on the algorithm of C.A. Olen and R.T. Compton (1990), but employs a different iterative recursive algorithm, yielding an optimum convergence rate. It is shown that the new algorithm converges to the optimum solution in a significantly reduced number of iterations compared with the technique of Olen and Compton. Use of the technique is illustrated by applying the synthesis procedure to a ten-element linear array and to a conformal array consisting of ten dipoles located on a parabolic curve

Keywords

antenna arrays; antenna radiation patterns; antenna theory; convergence of numerical methods; dipole antennas; iterative methods; antenna array synthesis; arbitrary discrete arrays; conformal array; dipoles; iterative recursive algorithm; numerical algorithm; optimum convergence rate; parabolic curve; radiation patterns; ten-element linear array; Adaptive arrays; Antennas and propagation; Dielectric constant; Dielectric measurements; Frequency estimation; Iterative algorithms; Linear antenna arrays; Plastics; Radar cross section; Radar scattering;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-926X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/8.244665

Filename

244665