Micro-actuated pixel patch antenna design using particle swarm optimization

Author

Kovitz, Joshua ; Rahmat-Samii, Yahya

Author_Institution

Electr. Eng. Dept., Univ. of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA

fYear

2011

fDate

3-8 July 2011

Firstpage

2415

Lastpage

2418

Abstract

Reconfigurable antennas are quite useful because of their versatility in many different applications. An innovative approach for configuring these antennas using an optimizer is investigated. This is accomplished by implementing particle swarm optimization as the antenna controller. Simulation results show rapid convergence onto optimal pixel configurations for a desired resonant frequency. In summary, the Software Optimized Antenna (SOA), a novel class of antenna, is being proposed and investigated.

Keywords

convergence; electrical engineering computing; microactuators; microstrip antennas; particle swarm optimisation; antenna controller; microactuated pixel patch antenna design; optimal pixel configuration; particle swarm optimization; reconflgurable antenna; resonant frequency; software optimized antenna; Antenna radiation patterns; Image quality; Particle swarm optimization; Patch antennas; Resonant frequency; Software; optimization; particle swarm; pixelated patch antenna; pixelled; reconfigurable antennas; software optimized antenna;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation (APSURSI), 2011 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Spokane, WA

ISSN

1522-3965

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-9562-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2011.5997009

Filename

5997009