Title :
Optimization of a Spline-Shaped UWB Antenna by PSO
Author :
Lizzi, Leonardo ; Viani, Federico ; Azaro, Renzo ; Massa, Andrea
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Trento Univ.
fDate :
6/29/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This letter presents the design of a planar antenna for ultrawideband (UWB) applications with a bandwidth of 5.5 GHz over 3.7 to 9.2 GHz and return loss values lower than -10 dB. The antenna geometry is described in terms of a spline-based representation whose control parameters, together with other geometrical descriptive quantities, are determined through a suitable particle swarm optimizer (PSO) in order to fit the UWB requirements. Representative results of both numerical and experimental validations are reported in order to assess the performance of the prototype as well as to give some preliminary indications on the reliability and effectiveness of the whole synthesis approach
Keywords :
geometry; particle swarm optimisation; planar antennas; ultra wideband antennas; 3.7 to 9.2 GHz; 5.5 GHz; PSO; antenna geometry; geometrical descriptive quantities; particle swarm optimizer; planar antenna; spline-shaped UWB antenna; ultrawideband applications; Bandwidth; Design optimization; Microstrip antennas; Narrowband; Network synthesis; Particle swarm optimization; Prototypes; Spline; Ultra wideband antennas; Ultra wideband technology; Antenna synthesis; particle swarm optimizer (PSO); splines; ultrawideband (UWB);
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LAWP.2007.894157
