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Design of phase-only reconfigurable planar array antenna in selected phi cuts using various meta-heuristic optimization algorithms

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In this paper, a pattern synthesis based on a multiobjective optimization algorithm is proposed for the generation of a reconfigurable pencil/flat top dual-beam planar antenna array built using isotropic antenna elements in selected phi cuts. These beams claim the same amplitude excitations and differ from each other in phase excitations. Zero-phase excitations are used in pencil beam and these phases are updated with optimum phases for the flat top beam. All the excitations are obtained using Moth–flame optimization algorithm. With the support of the fitness functions, care is taken to control the expected values of the radiation pattern parameters to remain under certain fixed limit. In addition, synthesis is also done for the provision of a null in a particular direction for rejection of interference in the pencil beam in two different phi cuts. To suppress the mutual coupling effects, dynamic range ratio is kept under a threshold limit. Simulation results show the effectiveness of this proposed synthesis for phi cut planes. This algorithm is compared and proved to be better in many aspects over the standard meta-heuristic algorithms like Artificial Bee Colony and Imperialist Competitive algorithms in terms of performance parameters.

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  1. Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, 713209, India

    D Jamunaa & G K Mahanti

  2. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, NUST, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

    Feras Nadhim Hasoon Al Attar

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Jamunaa, D., Mahanti, G.K. & Hasoon Al Attar, F.N. Design of phase-only reconfigurable planar array antenna in selected phi cuts using various meta-heuristic optimization algorithms. Sādhanā 44, 83 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12046-019-1067-3

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