Pattern Synthesis of Time-Modulated Array Antenna Based on an Improved Invasive Weed Optimization Method

In this paper, pattern synthesis through time-modulated linear array is studied, and a novel strategy for harmonic beamforming in time-modulated array is proposed. The peak side lobe level is designed as optimization objective function, and the switch-on time sequence of each element is selected as...

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Main Authors: Zhenkai Zhang, Xinxing Liu, Bing Zhang, Hailin Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/6243107
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Summary:In this paper, pattern synthesis through time-modulated linear array is studied, and a novel strategy for harmonic beamforming in time-modulated array is proposed. The peak side lobe level is designed as optimization objective function, and the switch-on time sequence of each element is selected as optimization variable. An improved invasive weed optimization (IWO) algorithm is developed in order to determine the optimal parameters describing the pulse sequence used to modulate the excitation weights of array elements. Representative results are reported and discussed to point out potentialities and advantages of the proposed approach, which can obtain lower objective function values.
ISSN:1687-5869
1687-5877