Antenna Design by Simulation-Driven Optimization

• Main Authors: Koziel, Slawomir (Author), Ogurtsov, Stanislav (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Optimization,
• Subjects: Mathematics.; Computer simulation.; Mathematical optimization.; Microwaves.; Optical engineering.; Optimization.; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.; Simulation and Modeling.

This Brief reviews a number of techniques exploiting the surrogate-based optimization concept and variable-fidelity EM simulations for efficient optimization of antenna structures. The introduction of each method is illustrated with examples of antenna design. The authors demonstrate the ways in whi...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Antenna Design Using Electromagnetic Simulations
• 3. Surrogate-Based Optimization
• 4. Methodologies for Variable-Fidelity Optimization of Antenna Structures
• 5. Low-Fidelity Antenna Models
• 6. Simulation-Based UWB Antenna Design
• 7. Optimization of Dielectric Resonator Antennas
• 8. Surrogate-Based Optimization of Microstrip Broadband Antennas
• 9. Simulation-Driven Antenna Array Optimization
• 10. Antenna Optimization with Surrogates and Adjoint Sensitivities.- 11. Simulation-Based Multi-Objective Antenna Optimization with Surrogate Models
• 12. Practical Aspects of Surrogate-Based Antenna Design: Selecting Model Fidelity
• 13. Discussion and Recommendations.