Phased array is the key technology 
for modern MIMO communication antenna systems, enabling the connectivity between multiple wireless devices thanks to its beam shaping and beam steering capabilities. In order to enable a massive deployment of this type of radiating systems, the ELEDIA Research Center developed innovative methods for the design of phased arrays with simplified architectures characterized by low-complex feeding networks and low production costs. More specifically, the ELEDIA research area in this field include
- reconfigurable MIMO communication systems
- adaptive arrays
- simplified/modular unconventional architectures
- wide beam-steering capabilities
- capacity-driven beam shaping
- analytic, deterministic, and stochastic approaches for antenna synthesis
The ELEDIA Research Center network members developed several methods for the design of unconventional architectures, including clustered/tiled arrays, thinned arrays, sparse arrays, a-periodic arrays, and conformal arrays.
Related Projects: VELA, ULTRA-5G, ARCANE, ANTARES, MOTION, ATLAS, ARENA
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- P. Rocca, G. Oliveri, R. Mailloux, and A. Massa, "Unconventional Phased Array Architectures and Design Methodologies—A Review," Proceedings of the IEEE vol. 104, no. 3, pp. 544-560, March 2016 (DOI: 10.1109/JPROC.2015.2512389)
- N. Anselmi, P. Rocca, M. Salucci, and A. Massa, "Irregular Phased Array Tiling by Means of Analytic Schemata-Driven Optimization," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation vol. 65, no. 9, pp. 4495-4510, September 2017 (DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2017.2722539)
- G. Oliveri, M. Salucci, and A. Massa, "Synthesis of Modular Contiguously Clustered Linear Arrays Through a Sparseness-Regularized Solver," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation vol. 64, no. 10, pp. 4277-4287, October 2016 (DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2016.2595623)
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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, "Codesign of Unconventional Array Architectures and Antenna Elements for
5G Base Stations," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation vol. 65, no. 12, pp. 6752-6767, December 2017 (DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2017.2738065) - N. Anselmi, L. Poli, P. Rocca, and A. Massa, "Design of Simplified Array Layouts for Preliminary Experimental Testing and Validation of Large AESAs," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation vol. 66, no. 12, pp. 6906-6920, December 2018 (DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2018.2874433)
- G. Oliveri, G. Gottardi, and A. Massa, "A New Meta-Paradigm for the Synthesis of Antenna Arrays for Future Wireless Communications," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation vol. 67, no. 6, pp. 3774-3788, June 2019 (DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2019.2906433)
- P. Rocca, N. Anselmi, A. Polo, and A. Massa, "Modular Design of Hexagonal Phased Arrays Through Diamond Tiles," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation vol. 68, no. 5, pp. 3598-3612, May 2020 (DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2019.2963561)
- P. Rocca, N. Anselmi, A. Polo, and A. Massa, "An Irregular Two-Sizes Square Tiling Method for the Design of Isophoric Phased Arrays," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation vol. 68, no. 6, pp. 4437-4449, June 2020 (DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2020.2970088)
- P. Rocca, N. Anselmi, A. Polo, and A. Massa, "Pareto-Optimal Domino-Tiling of Orthogonal Polygon Phased Arrays," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation vol. 70, no. 5, pp. 3329-3342, May 2022 (DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2021.3137298)
- P. Rocca, L. Poli, N. Anselmi, and A. Massa, "Nested Optimization for the Synthesis of Asymmetric Shaped Beam Patterns in Subarrayed Linear Antenna Arrays," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation vol. 70, no. 5, pp. 3385-3397, May 2022 (DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2021.3137176)
- G. Oliveri, G. Gottardi, N. Anselmi, and A. Massa, "Capacity-Driven Low-Interference Fast Beam Synthesis for Next Generation Base Stations," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation vol. 70, no. 6, pp. 4472-4484, June 2022 (DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2022.3140512)