Antenna and Arrays Processing and Diagnosis

Antenna and array antenna enable the sensing and connection with the external environment through the rice-transmission of wireless signals. To this end, ad-hoc algorithms for processing the received data and for the characterization, diagnosis, and calibration of the radiating systems and devices are of fundamental importance. The ELEDIA Research Center develops theoretical and methodological studies in this field of research in order to guarantee reliable and effective antenna technology, which include the following research areas

Low-complexity direction of arrival (DoA) estimation algorithms
Antenna measurement and characterization
Diagnosis of radiating system
Failure detection and correction through advanced optimization strategies
Calibration of antenna systems and devices
Antenna tolerance analysis and robust design through Interval Analysis
Compressive Sensing as applied to array and antenna diagnosis
Artificial Intelligence-based design, modeling, and control of antenna arrays

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M. Donelli, F. Viani, P. Rocca, and A. Massa, "An Innovative Multiresolution Approach for DOA Estimation Based on a Support Vector Classification," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation vol. 57, no. 8, pp. 2279-2292, August 2009 (DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2009.2024485)
M. Carlin, G. Oliveri, and A. Massa, "On the Robustness to Element Failures of Linear ADS-Thinned Arrays," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation vol. 59, no. 12, pp. 4849-4853, December 2011 (DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2011.2165510)
G. Oliveri, P. Rocca, and A. Massa, "Reliable Diagnosis of Large Linear Arrays—A Bayesian Compressive Sensing Approach," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation vol. 60, no. 10, pp. 4627-4636, October 2012 (DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2012.2207344)
M. Carlin, P. Rocca, G. Oliveri, F. Viani, and A. Massa, "Directions-of-Arrival Estimation Through Bayesian Compressive Sensing Strategies," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation vol. 61, no. 7, pp. 3828-3838, July 2013 (DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2013.2256093)
L. Poli, P. Rocca, G. Oliveri, and A. Massa, "Failure correction in time‐modulated linear arrays," IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 195-201, March 2014 (DOI: 10.1049/iet-rsn.2013.0027)
L. Manica, N. Anselmi, P. Rocca, and A. Massa, "Robust mask‐constrained linear array synthesis through an interval‐based particle SWARM optimisation," IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation vol. 7, no. 12, pp. 976-984, September 2013 (DOI: 10.1049/iet-map.2013.0203)
M. Carlin, P. Rocca, G. Oliveri, and A. Massa, "Bayesian Compressive Sensing as Applied to Directions-of-Arrival Estimation in Planar Arrays," Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering vol. 2013, pp. 1-12 2013 (DOI: 10.1155/2013/245867)
N. Anselmi, L. Manica, P. Rocca, and A. Massa, "Tolerance Analysis of Antenna Arrays Through Interval Arithmetic," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation vol. 61, no. 11, pp. 5496-5507, November 2013 (DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2013.2276927)
P. Rocca, N. Anselmi, and A. Massa, "Optimal Synthesis of Robust Beamformer Weights Exploiting Interval Analysis and Convex Optimization," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation vol. 62, no. 7, pp. 3603-3612, July 2014 (DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2014.2318071)
P. Rocca, L. Manica, and A. Massa, "Interval‐based analysis of pattern distortions in reflector antennas with bump‐like surface deformations," IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation vol. 8, no. 15, pp. 1277-1285, December 2014 (DOI: 10.1049/iet-map.2014.0162)
P. Rocca, N. Anselmi, and A. Massa, "Interval Arithmetic for Pattern Tolerance Analysis of Parabolic Reflectors," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation vol. 62, no. 10, pp. 4952-4960, October 2014 (DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2014.2342758)
L. Poli, P. Rocca, N. Anselmi, and A. Massa, "Dealing With Uncertainties on Phase Weighting of Linear Antenna Arrays by Means of Interval-Based Tolerance Analysis," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation vol. 63, no. 7, pp. 3229-3234, July 2015 (DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2015.2421952)
P. Rocca, L. Poli, N. Anselmi, M. Salucci, and A. Massa, "Predicting antenna pattern degradations in microstrip reflectarrays through interval arithmetic," IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation vol. 10, no. 8, pp. 817-826, June 2016 (DOI: 10.1049/iet-map.2015.0837)
N. Anselmi, M. Salucci, P. Rocca, and A. Massa, "Power Pattern Sensitivity to Calibration Errors and Mutual Coupling in Linear Arrays through Circular Interval Arithmetics," Sensors vol. 16, no. 6, pp. 791, May 2016 (DOI: 10.3390/s16060791)
P. Rocca, M. Hannan, M. Salucci, and A. Massa, "Single-Snapshot DoA Estimation in Array Antennas With Mutual Coupling Through a Multiscaling BCS Strategy," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation vol. 65, no. 6, pp. 3203-3213, June 2017 (DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2017.2684137)
M. Salucci, M. Migliore, G. Oliveri, and A. Massa, "Antenna Measurements-by-Design for Antenna Qualification," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation vol. 66, no. 11, pp. 6300-6312, November 2018 (DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2018.2862469)
M. Salucci, A. Gelmini, G. Oliveri, and A. Massa, "Planar Array Diagnosis by Means of an Advanced Bayesian Compressive Processing," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation vol. 66, no. 11, pp. 5892-5906, November 2018 (DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2018.2866534)
M. Migliore, M. Salucci, P. Rocca, and A. Massa, "Truncation-Error Reduction in Antenna Near-Field Measurements Using an Overcomplete Basis Representation," IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 283-287, February 2019 (DOI: 10.1109/LAWP.2018.2888991)
M. Salucci, M. Migliore, P. Rocca, A. Polo, and A. Massa, "Reliable Antenna Measurements in a Near-Field Cylindrical Setup With a Sparsity Promoting Approach," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation vol. 68, no. 5, pp. 4143-4148, May 2020 (DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2019.2949363)
P. Rocca, N. Anselmi, A. Benoni, and A. Massa, "Probabilistic Interval Analysis for the Analytic Prediction of the Pattern Tolerance Distribution in Linear Phased Arrays With Random Excitation Errors," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation vol. 68, no. 12, pp. 7866-7878, December 2020 (DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2020.2998924)
F. Zardi, G. Oliveri, M. Salucci, and A. Massa, "Minimum-Complexity Failure Correction in Linear Arrays via Compressive Processing," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation vol. 69, no. 8, pp. 4504-4516, August 2021 (DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2020.3045511)

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