Title :
An ANN Application for Fault Finding in Antenna Arrays
Author :
Patnaik, Amalendu ; Choudhury, B. ; Pradhan, P. ; Mishra, R.K. ; Christodoulou, Christos
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Berhampur
fDate :
3/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A very flexible approach of locating fault elements in antenna arrays is proposed using artificial neural networks (ANN). The network takes samples of radiation pattern of the array with fault elements and maps it to the location of the faulty element in that array. The developed methodology is tested for a linear array and the same can easily be extended for planar arrays also. The developed network can be used at the base stations to find out the number and location of the fault elements in the array in space platforms
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; electrical engineering computing; fault location; linear antenna arrays; neural nets; planar antenna arrays; ANN application; artificial neural networks; fault finding; linear antenna array; planar antenna arrays; radiation pattern; Antenna arrays; Antenna radiation patterns; Artificial neural networks; Base stations; Calibration; Control systems; Linear antenna arrays; Microstrip antenna arrays; Planar arrays; Radar antennas; Antenna array; artificial neural network (ANN); fault finding;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.2007.891557
