Title :
Shaped wire antennas with maximum directivity
Author :
Cheng, D.K. ; Liang, C.H.
Author_Institution :
Syracuse University, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Syracuse, USA
Abstract :
The optimum shape of a wire antenna for maximum directivity is obtained by applying the method of moments and the simplex method for function minimisation. Antenna shape is approximated by piecewise parabolas, and the effects of wire radius on current distribution are considered.
Keywords :
antenna theory; directive antennas; current distribution; directivity; function minimisation; moments method; piecewise parabolas; shaped wire antenna; simplex method;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19820555
