Optimization of a Coherent Dual-Beam Array Feed Network for Aperiodic Concentric Ring Antennas
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Problem Formulation
2.1. Aperiodicity in Concentric Ring Arrays
2.2. Coherent BFN Model
2.3. Optimization Tool
Algorithm 1: DE/rand/1/bin pseudocode used in the optimization process |
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3. Numerical Results
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Antenna System | Number of | Main Beam | ACRA + CBFN Improvement | |||
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(Array + CBFN) | Beam | Direction | SLL [dB] | D [dB] | SLL [dB] | D [dB] |
Uniform | 1 and 2 | −14.49 | 15.35 | − | − | |
Multi−beam (Opt. ) | 1 | 45° | −19.67 | 17.89 | −6.2 | 3.2 |
95° | −17.40 | 17.78 | −4.7 | 2.5 | ||
245° | −20.46 | 18.88 | −6.1 | 3.5 | ||
2 | 345° | −17.59 | 16.12 | −3.0 | 0.9 | |
145° | −16.74 | 16.65 | −2.2 | 1.3 | ||
295° | −16.86 | 17.27 | −2.3 | 1.9 |
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Arce, A.; Stevens-Navarro, E.; Pineda-Rico, U.; Cardenas-Juarez, M.; Castillo-Soria, F.R.; Covarrubias, D.H. Optimization of a Coherent Dual-Beam Array Feed Network for Aperiodic Concentric Ring Antennas. Appl. Sci. 2021, 11, 1111. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11031111
Arce A, Stevens-Navarro E, Pineda-Rico U, Cardenas-Juarez M, Castillo-Soria FR, Covarrubias DH. Optimization of a Coherent Dual-Beam Array Feed Network for Aperiodic Concentric Ring Antennas. Applied Sciences. 2021; 11(3):1111. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11031111
Chicago/Turabian StyleArce, Armando, Enrique Stevens-Navarro, Ulises Pineda-Rico, Marco Cardenas-Juarez, Francisco R. Castillo-Soria, and David H. Covarrubias. 2021. "Optimization of a Coherent Dual-Beam Array Feed Network for Aperiodic Concentric Ring Antennas" Applied Sciences 11, no. 3: 1111. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11031111