@techreport{elediasc12723,
       publisher = {University of Trento},
            year = {2017},
          author = {L. Tenuti and N. Anselmi and P. Rocca and M. Salucci and A. Massa},
           title = {A Minkowski Sum Interval Analysis Approach for Planar Arrays Sensitivity Analysis},
            type = {Technical Report},
        abstract = {In this work, the analysis the excitation tolerances on the radiation performances of planar phased arrays is dealt with. An innovative sensitivity tool is proposed, based on interval arithmetic and the Minkowski sum. Narrow but inclusive bounds can be analytically derived on the radiation pattern starting from the tolerances on the array excitations (both in amplitude and in phase). Moreover, thanks to the Minkowski sum, narrower intervals are estimated with respect to standard interval analysis (IA) tools based on the Cartesian rules. Some numerical results are shown, in order to verify the effectiveness of the developed approach, by analyzing planar arrays of different sizes.},
             url = {http://www.eledia.org/students-reports/723/},
        keywords = {Antenna Arrays, Planar Antennas, Sensitivity Analysis, Antenna Uncertainties, Interval Analysis, Minkowski Sum}
}