Research Article
Synthesis of a Linear Antenna Array for Maximum Side-lobe Level Reduction
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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
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| Volume 85 - Issue 16 |
| Published: January 2014 |
| Authors: S. A. Babale, D. D. Dajab, K. Ahmad |
10.5120/14925-3445
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S. A. Babale, D. D. Dajab, K. Ahmad . Synthesis of a Linear Antenna Array for Maximum Side-lobe Level Reduction. International Journal of Computer Applications. 85, 16 (January 2014), 24-28. DOI=10.5120/14925-3445
@article{ 10.5120/14925-3445,
author = { S. A. Babale,D. D. Dajab,K. Ahmad },
title = { Synthesis of a Linear Antenna Array for Maximum Side-lobe Level Reduction },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
year = { 2014 },
volume = { 85 },
number = { 16 },
pages = { 24-28 },
doi = { 10.5120/14925-3445 },
publisher = { Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA }
}
%0 Journal Article
%D 2014
%A S. A. Babale
%A D. D. Dajab
%A K. Ahmad
%T Synthesis of a Linear Antenna Array for Maximum Side-lobe Level Reduction%T
%J International Journal of Computer Applications
%V 85
%N 16
%P 24-28
%R 10.5120/14925-3445
%I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract
There are number of Techniques used to reduce Side Lobe Level (SLL) of antenna arrays to save power and improve Quality of Service (QoS) by ensuring maximum radiation in desired direction, several methods are available in literature. It is a well known fact that when an attempt is made to reduce the first sidelobe level of an antenna array, the beamwidth increases. However, in the present work, an array for a specified first side lobe level of -35dB was synthesized using Dolph Chebyshev method. A real-value Genetic Algorithm (RGA) was also used to optimize the current excitations. The weighting vectors are compared. Using these vectors, patterns are generated for arrays of different elements. The resultant patterns are compared and the result shows greater improvement in the SLL reduction from the RGA method without deteriorating the main beamwidth.
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