?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eledia.org%2Fstudents-reports%2F753%2F&rft.title=Synthesis+of+Wideband+WAIMs+within+the+System%E2%80%90by%E2%80%90Design+Framework&rft.creator=Oliveri%2C+G.&rft.creator=Salucci%2C+M.&rft.creator=Anselmi%2C+N.&rft.creator=Massa%2C+A.&rft.subject=A+WC+Next+Generation+Wireless+Communications&rft.subject=M+EA+Evolutionary+Algorithms&rft.description=In+this+work%2C+the+design+of+wideband+wide-angle+impedance+matching+(WAIM)+structures+is+proposed+for+waveguide-fed+planar+phased+arrays.+An+innovative++System-by-Design+(SbD)+approach+is+exploited+to+determine+the+geometrical+descriptors+of+the+WAIM%2C+which+is+composed+by+a+metasurface+of+regularly-arranged+microstrip+printed+unit+cells.+The+proposed+solution+technique+is+based+on+the+combination+of+elementary+functional+blocks+aimed+at+(i)+exploring+the+search+space%2C+(ii)+analyzing+the+resulting+metasurface+structure+to+deduce+the+equivalent+permittivity%2Fpermeability+tensors%2C+(iii)+computing+the+phased+array+response%2C+and+(iv)+linking+the+obtained+result+with+the+problem+constraints+and+objectives+to+determine+the+associated+cost+function.+Some+numerical+results+are+shown+in+order+to+assess+the+effectiveness+of+the+SbD-based+design+strategy.&rft.publisher=ELEDIA+Research+Center+-+University+of+Trento&rft.date=2017&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=text&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eledia.org%2Fstudents-reports%2F753%2F1%2FSynthesis%2520of%2520Wideband%2520WAIMs%2520within%2520the%2520System%25E2%2580%2590by%25E2%2580%2590Design%2520Framework.pdf&rft.identifier=++Oliveri%2C+G.+and+Salucci%2C+M.+and+Anselmi%2C+N.+and+Massa%2C+A.++(2017)+Synthesis+of+Wideband+WAIMs+within+the+System%E2%80%90by%E2%80%90Design+Framework.++Technical+Report.+ELEDIA+Research+Center+-+University+of+Trento.+++++