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creators_name: ROCCA, Paolo
creators_name: POLI, Lorenzo
creators_name: POLO, Alessandro
creators_name: MASSA, Andrea
creators_id: paolo.rocca@unitn.it
creators_id: lorenzo.poli@unitn.it
creators_id: alessandro.polo.1@unitn.it
creators_id: andrea.massa@unitn.it
title: Using K-means and Border Element Method to Design Phased Arrays with Subarray-Only Amplitude and Phase Control
ispublished: pub
subjects: AWC
subjects: MEA
full_text_status: public
monograph_type: technical_report
keywords: Excitation matching strategy, sub-arrayed phased linear arrays, K-means, Border Element Method, Design Phased Arrays
publisher: ELEDIA Research Center - University of Trento
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P. Rocca, M. D'Urso, and L. Poli,"Advanced strategy for large antenna array design with subarray-only amplitude and phase contr," IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propag. Lett., vol. 13, pp. 91-94, 2014. 

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P. Rocca, L. Manica, R. Azaro, and A. Massa, "A hybrid approach for the synthesis of sub-arrayed monopulse linear arrays," IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag. , vol. 57, no. 1, pp. 280-283, Jan. 2009.

L. Manica, P. Rocca, M. Benedetti, and A. Massa, "A fast graph-searching algorithm enabling the efficient synthesis of sub-arrayed planar monopulse antennas," IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., vol. 57, no. 3, pp. 652-664, Mar. 2009.

P. Rocca, L. Manica, A. Martini, and A. Massa, "Compromise sum-difference optimization through the iterative contiguous partition method," IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 348-361, 2009. 

L. Manica, P. Rocca, and A. Massa, "An excitation matching procedure for sub-arrayed monopulse arrays with maximum directivity," IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 42-48, Feb. 2009. 

L. Manica, P. Rocca, and A. Massa, "Design of subarrayed linear and planar array antennas with SLL control based on an excitation matching approach," IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., vol. 57, no. 6, pp. 1684-1691, Jun. 2009.

L. Manica, P. Rocca, A. Martini, and A. Massa, "An innovative approach based on a tree-searching algorithm for the optimal matching of independently optimum sum and difference excitations," IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., vol. 56, no. 1, pp. 58-66, Jan. 2008.

P. Rocca, L. Manica, and A. Massa, "An effective excitation matching method for the synthesis of optimal compromises between sum and difference patterns in planar arrays," Progress in Electromagnetic Research B, vol. 3, pp. 115-130, 2008.

P. Rocca, L. Manica, and A. Massa, "Directivity optimization in planar sub-arrayed monopulse antenna," Progress in Electromagnetic Research L, vol. 4, pp. 1-7, 2008.

P. Rocca, L. Manica, M. Pastorino, and A. Massa, "Boresight slope optimization of sub-arrayed linear arrays through the contiguous partition method," IEEE Antennas Wireless Propag. Lett., vol. 8, pp. 253-257, 2008.

P. Rocca, L. Manica, and A. Massa, "Synthesis of monopulse antennas through the iterative contiguous partition method," Electronics Letters, vol. 43, no. 16, pp. 854-856, Aug. 2007.

P. Rocca, L. Manica, A. Martini, and A. Massa, "Synthesis of large monopulse linear arrays through a tree-based optimal excitations matching," IEEE Antennas Wireless Propag. Lett., vol. 7, pp. 436-439, 2007.

P. Rocca, N. Anselmi, A. Polo, and A. Massa, "An irregular two-sizes square tiling method for the design of isophoric phased arrays," IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., vol. 68, no. 6, pp. 4437-4449, Jun. 2020.

P. Rocca, N. Anselmi, A. Polo, and A. Massa, "Modular design of hexagonal phased arrays through diamond tiles," IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., vol.68, no. 5, pp. 3598-3612, May 2020.

N. Anselmi, L. Poli, P. Rocca, and A. Massa, "Design of simplified array layouts for preliminary experimental testing and validation of large AESAs," IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., vol. 66, no. 12, pp. 6906-6920, Dec. 2018.

N. Anselmi, P. Rocca, M. Salucci, and A. Massa, "Contiguous phase-clustering in multibeam-on-receive scanning arrays" IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., vol. 66, no. 11, pp. 5879-5891, Nov. 2018.

G. Oliveri, G. Gottardi, F. Robol, A. Polo, L. Poli, M. Salucci, M. Chuan, C. Massagrande, P. Vinetti, M. Mattivi, R. Lombardi, and A. Massa, "Co-design of unconventional array architectures and antenna elements for 5G base station," IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., vol. 65, no. 12, pp. 6752-6767, Dec. 2017.

N. Anselmi, P. Rocca, M. Salucci, and A. Massa, "Irregular phased array tiling by means of analytic schemata-driven optimization," IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., vol. 65, no. 9, pp. 4495-4510, September 2017.

N. Anselmi, P. Rocca, M. Salucci, and A. Massa, "Optimization of excitation tolerances for robust beamforming in linear arrays" IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 208-214, 2016.

P. Rocca, R. J. Mailloux, and G. Toso, "GA-Based optimization of irregular sub-array layouts for wideband phased arrays desig," IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propag. Lett., vol. 14, pp. 131-134, 2015.

P. Rocca, M. Donelli, G. Oliveri, F. Viani, and A. Massa, "Reconfigurable sum-difference pattern by means of parasitic elements for forward-looking monopulse radar,"  IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation, vol 7, no. 7, pp. 747-754, 2013.

P. Rocca, L. Manica, and A. Massa, "Ant colony based hybrid approach for optimal compromise sum-difference patterns synthesis," Microwave Opt. Technol. Lett., vol. 52, no. 1, pp. 128-132, Jan. 2010.

P. Rocca, L. Manica, and A. Massa, "An improved excitation matching method based on an ant colony optimization for suboptimal-free clustering in sum-difference compromise synthesis," IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., vol. 57, no. 8, pp. 2297-2306, Aug. 2009.

P. Rocca, L. Manica, and A. Massa, "Hybrid approach for sub-arrayed monopulse antenna synthesis," Electronics Letters, vol. 44, no. 2, pp. 75-76, Jan. 2008.

P. Rocca, L. Manica, F. Stringari, and A. Massa, "Ant colony optimization for tree-searching based synthesis of monopulse array antenna," Electronics Letters, vol. 44, no. 13, pp. 783-785, Jun. 19, 2008.
citation:   ROCCA, Paolo and POLI, Lorenzo and POLO, Alessandro and MASSA, Andrea   Using K-means and Border Element Method to Design Phased Arrays with Subarray-Only Amplitude and Phase Control.  Technical Report. ELEDIA Research Center - University of Trento.     
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