Title :
An HF batwing antenna
Author :
Kajenski, Peter J.
Author_Institution :
Raytheon Co., Andover, MA, USA
Abstract :
The batwing antenna is widely used at UHF frequencies, and typically has a 1.1:1 VSWR bandwidth of 30% or more. Particle swarm optimization was used to design HF versions of the antennas, which demonstrate a similarly wide VSWR bandwidth.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; particle swarm optimisation; HF batwing antenna; UHF frequencies; particle swarm optimization; wide VSWR bandwidth; Algorithm design and analysis; Bandwidth; Broadcasting; Equations; Frequency; Hafnium; Impedance; Optimization methods; Particle swarm optimization; UHF antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2009. APSURSI '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Charleston, SC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3647-7
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2009.5171501
