Title :
On the Efficiency of Particle Swarm Optimizer when Applied to Antenna Optimization
Author :
Olcan, Dragan I. ; Golubovic, Ruzica M. ; Kolundzija, Branko M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng., Belgrade Univ.
Abstract :
This paper presents the results for three different antenna optimization problems that are found using the particle swarm optimizer (PSO). The outcomes found with PSO are compared to the outcomes found with other optimization algorithms to estimate the efficiency of PSO. The first problem is finding the optimal position of the feeding probe in a radiating rectangular waveguide. The second problem is finding the maximal forward gain of a Yagi antenna. The third problem is finding the optimal feeding of a broadside antenna array. The optimization problems have 2, 6, and 20 optimization variables respectively
Keywords :
Yagi antenna arrays; antenna feeds; particle swarm optimisation; rectangular waveguides; Yagi antenna; antenna optimization problems; broadside antenna array; feeding probe optimal position; maximal forward gain; optimal feeding; optimization variables; particle swarm optimizer efficiency; radiating rectangular waveguide; Antenna arrays; Antenna feeds; Dynamic range; Frequency; Particle swarm optimization; Probes; Rectangular waveguides; Reflection; Yagi-Uda antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium 2006, IEEE
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0123-2
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2006.1711317
