Phased Array Antenna Pattern Optimization with Failed Elements,

Abstract

This paper discusses several methods of optimizing the pattern of a phased array antenna. Two methods, the gradient search algorithm method and the null displacement technique were shown to be applicable to optimizing a phased array with failed elements. The results of the study show how the pattern can be optimized depending on the scalar cost function and constraints chosen and what effects varying the complex weight of the array elements has on the pattern.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADP005400

Entities

People

  • A. J. Terzuoli Jr
  • B. F. Collins Ii
  • Z. H. Lewantowicz

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Arrays
  • Displacement
  • Evolutionary Algorithms
  • Heuristic Methods
  • Illinois
  • Mathematics
  • Optimization
  • Phased Arrays

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design