Optimization Environment Definition for Beam Steering Reflectarray Antenna Design
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Antenna and Optimization Environment Description
2.1. Antenna Geometry
2.2. Performance Parameters
2.3. Optimization Environment
3. Evolutionary Algorithms
3.1. Differential Evolution
3.2. Genetic Algorithm
3.3. Biogeography Based Optimization
3.4. Particle Swarm Optimization
3.5. Social Network Optimization
4. Antenna Optimization Results and Discussion
4.1. Feasibility Function
4.2. Cost Function Parameter Definition
4.3. Algorithm Comparison
4.4. Analysis of the Final Solution
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Box Condition | Mean | Standard Deviation | Best Result |
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Impenetrable wall | 191.41 | 19.75 | 164.14 |
Elastic wall | 201.08 | 52.76 | 159.1 |
Eliminating wall | 2566.66 | 527.95 | 1452.67 |
Closed space | 291.09 | 62.12 | 219.96 |
Algorithm | DE | GA | SGA | mBBO | nBBO | PSO | SNO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Population size | 25 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 100 |
Algorithm | Mean | Standard Deviation | Best Result |
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DE | 196.57 | 67.49 | 125.13 |
GA | 6124.97 | 1329.65 | 4224.91 |
SGA | 873.38 | 1778.9 | 234.97 |
mBBO | 539.64 | 106.72 | 335.32 |
nBBO | 402.39 | 106.84 | 269.46 |
PSO | 26,823.4 | 6314.18 | 13,603.59 |
SNO | 195.95 | 27.65 | 154.14 |
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Niccolai, A.; Grimaccia, F.; Mussetta, M.; Zich, R.; Gandelli, A. Optimization Environment Definition for Beam Steering Reflectarray Antenna Design. Mathematics 2022, 10, 33. https://doi.org/10.3390/math10010033
Niccolai A, Grimaccia F, Mussetta M, Zich R, Gandelli A. Optimization Environment Definition for Beam Steering Reflectarray Antenna Design. Mathematics. 2022; 10(1):33. https://doi.org/10.3390/math10010033
Chicago/Turabian StyleNiccolai, Alessandro, Francesco Grimaccia, Marco Mussetta, Riccardo Zich, and Alessandro Gandelli. 2022. "Optimization Environment Definition for Beam Steering Reflectarray Antenna Design" Mathematics 10, no. 1: 33. https://doi.org/10.3390/math10010033
APA StyleNiccolai, A., Grimaccia, F., Mussetta, M., Zich, R., & Gandelli, A. (2022). Optimization Environment Definition for Beam Steering Reflectarray Antenna Design. Mathematics, 10(1), 33. https://doi.org/10.3390/math10010033