Title :
Beam shaping with antenna arrays using neural networks
Author :
Reza, Shahed ; Chrostodulou, C.G.
Author_Institution :
Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
A method of designing antenna arrays for a desired radiation pattern using neural networks is presented. A back-propagation neural network is trained to synthesize array patterns for non-uniform arrays. Given a certain radiation pattern the network can predict the number of elements needed and their respective excitations that will yield this pattern. This method is potentially useful in “beam-shaping” using array antennas. Results for various patterns and array cases are presented and discussed
Keywords :
antenna arrays; antenna radiation patterns; backpropagation; electrical engineering computing; neural nets; antenna arrays; array antennas; array patterns; back-propagation neural network; beam shaping; design; element numbers; neural networks; nonuniform arrays; radiation pattern; Antenna arrays; Antenna radiation patterns; Design methodology; Fourier series; Fourier transforms; Network synthesis; Neural networks; Pattern analysis; Sampling methods;
Conference_Titel :
Southeastcon '98. Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4391-3
DOI :
10.1109/SECON.1998.673333
