Title :
A warm start for numerical antenna array synthesis methods
Author :
Botha, E. ; Joubert, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron., Pretoria Univ., South Africa
Abstract :
A genetic algorithm is proposed to obtain a good starting pattern for numerical array synthesis methods. This approach differs from others in that a starting point as close as possible to the global minimum is searched
Keywords :
antenna arrays; antenna radiation patterns; genetic algorithms; minimisation; numerical analysis; antenna array synthesis; genetic algorithm; global minimum; numerical synthesis methods; starting pattern; warm start; Antenna arrays; Antenna radiation patterns; Convergence; Dynamic range; Feeds; Genetic algorithms; Inverse problems; Network synthesis; Optimization methods; Phased arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Communications and Signal Processing, 1998. COMSIG '98. Proceedings of the 1998 South African Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Rondebosch
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5054-5
DOI :
10.1109/COMSIG.1998.736993
