?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eledia.org%2Fstudents-reports%2F413%2F&rft.title=A+Versatile+Enhanced+Genetic+Algorithm+for+Planar+Array+Design&rft.creator=Donelli%2C+Massimo&rft.creator=Caorsi%2C+Salvatore&rft.creator=De+Natale%2C+Francesco&rft.creator=Franceschini%2C+Davide&rft.creator=Massa%2C+Andrea&rft.subject=TU+Technical+Reports+and+Publications&rft.description=In+order+to+synthesize+planar%2C+sparse%2C+and+aperiodic+arrays%2C+a+numerical+procedure+based+on+an+enhanced+genetic+algorithm+is+proposed.+The+method+maximizes+a+suitably+defined+single-objective+fitness+function+iteratively+acting+on+the+states+and+the+weights+of+the+elements+of+the+array.+Such+a+cost+function+is+related+to+the+shape+of+the+desired+beam+pattern%2C+to+the+number+of+active+elements+and+to+others+user-defined+array-pattern+constraints.+To+preliminarily+assess+the+effectiveness+of+the+approach%2C+selected+numerical+experiments+are+performed.+The+obtained+results+seem+to+confirm+its+feasibility.+Moreover%2C+given+the+heterogeneity+of+the+test+benchmarks%2C+the+versatility+is+pointed+out+as+a+key-feature+of+the+implemented+methodology.&rft.date=2004-08&rft.type=Technical+Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=text&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eledia.org%2Fstudents-reports%2F413%2F1%2FDIT-04-075.pdf&rft.identifier=++Donelli%2C+Massimo+and+Caorsi%2C+Salvatore+and+De+Natale%2C+Francesco+and+Franceschini%2C+Davide+and+Massa%2C+Andrea++(2004)+A+Versatile+Enhanced+Genetic+Algorithm+for+Planar+Array+Design.++%5BTechnical+Report%5D++++(Submitted)++