Title :
On the role of evolutionary optimization within the System-by-Design approach for EM device synthesis
Author :
Massa, A. ; Rocca, Paolo ; Oliveri, G.
Author_Institution :
ELEDIA Res. Center @ DISI, Univ. of Trento, Trento, Italy
Abstract :
This paper is aimed at analyzing and discussing the key-role of the evolutionary optimization in EM device synthesis carried out within the recently developed System-by-Design paradigm. Towards this end, SbD models the design process as an eco-system of functional blocks (for the synthesis/analysis of each sub-part of the overall complex system) suitably connected to enable different trade-off solutions in terms of complexity, speed, effectiveness, and reliability. To give some insights on the role of EAs in the proposed methodology, the SbD Paradigm is here exploited in a specific design problem concerned with the synthesis of a wideband Wide-Angle Impedance Matching (WAIM) layer for improving the scanning performance of a phased array system.
Keywords :
antenna phased arrays; antenna radiation patterns; broadband antennas; electromagnetic devices; evolutionary computation; impedance matching; scanning antennas; EA; EM device synthesis; SbD paradigm; evolutionary optimization algorithm; functional block ecosystem reliability; phased array antenna system scanning; system-by-design paradigm; wide-angle impedance matching; wideband WAIM layer; Antennas and propagation; Arrays; Electromagnetic waveguides; Impedance matching; Materials; Optimization; Permittivity; EM Devices; Evolutionary Optimization; System-by-Design;
Conference_Titel :
Numerical Electromagnetic Modeling and Optimization for RF, Microwave, and Terahertz Applications (NEMO), 2014 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pavia
DOI :
10.1109/NEMO.2014.6995682
