Title :
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
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;
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.2011.5997009
