Title :
A comparison of geometrically bound random arrays in euclidean space
Author :
Buchanan, Kristopher ; Huff, Gregory H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA
Abstract :
Geometrically bound linear, planar, and volumetric random array topologies are analyzed through a probabilistic approach to study the topological impact on beam pattern. The analysis assumes randomly distributed elements with uniform distribution to evaluate the statistically averaged beam pattern for linear, planar (square and circular), and volumetric (cubical, cylindrical, and spherical) geometries used to bound the array. Results show that many simple geometries share analytical similarities due to symmetry. Numerical results of the average beam pattern show good agreement to analytical solution and are shown for comparison.
Keywords :
antenna arrays; antenna radiation patterns; probability; statistical analysis; Euclidean space; geometrically bound linear random array topology; geometrically bound planar random array topology; geometrically bound volumetric random array topology; probabilistic approach; randomly distributed element; statistically averaged beam pattern; topological impact; uniform distribution; Array signal processing; Geometry; Phased arrays; Topology; Wireless sensor networks; Ad Hoc Wireless Networks; Aperiodic Array; Collaborative Beamforming; Random Arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (APSURSI), 2011 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Spokane, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9562-7
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2011.5996900
