Title :
Synthesis of sparse planar arrays
Author :
Trucco, A. ; Omodei, E. ; Repetto, P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biophys. & Electron. Eng., Genoa Univ., Italy
fDate :
10/23/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A synthesis method is proposed that is aimed at designing a planar, sparse, and aperiodic array to be used in a beamforming processor. This method minimises the number of elements able to generate a beam pattern that fulfils various a priori fixed constraints. The obtained results are better than those proposed in related literature
Keywords :
acoustic arrays; acoustic imaging; array signal processing; direction-of-arrival estimation; simulated annealing; 3D acoustic imaging; aperiodic array; beam pattern; beamforming processor; sparse planar arrays; synthesis method;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19971261
