Linear Antenna Array Synthesis by Modified Seagull Optimization Algorithm

Authors

  • Erhan Kurt Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Nuh Naci Yazgan University, Kayseri, 38170, Turkey https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6087-9075
  • Suad Basbug Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Nevsehir Haci Bektas Veli University, Nevsehir, 50300, Turkey
  • Kerim Guney Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Nuh Naci Yazgan University, Kayseri, 38170, Turkey

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/2021.ACES.J.361206

Keywords:

Antenna array synthesis, linear antenna arrays, maximum sidelobe level, null depth level, seagull optimization algorithm

Abstract

This paper presents a study of linear antenna array (LAA) synthesis with a seagull optimization algorithm (SOA) to achieve radiation patterns having low maximum sidelobe levels (MSLs) with and without nulls. The SOA is a new optimization technique based on the moving and attacking behaviors of the seagull in the nature. In this study, the original mathematical model of SOA is modified by compensating the exploration and exploitation features to improve the optimization performance. The optimization ability of the modified SOA (MSOA) is tested with seven numerical examples of LAA. In the first three examples, the amplitude values of the array elements are optimized by MSOA whereas the element position values are calculated by MSOA for the last four examples. The numerical results obtained by MSOA are compared with those of different algorithms from the literature. The results reveal that MSOA algorithm is very good at optimizing antenna array parameters to obtain a desired radiation pattern. Additionally, it is seen that MSOA finds better results than the compared algorithms in terms of MSL and single and multiple null depth levels (NDLs). The contribution of the modification of MSOA is shown with a convergence curve to compare with the original one.

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Author Biographies

Erhan Kurt, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Nuh Naci Yazgan University, Kayseri, 38170, Turkey

Erhan Kurt was born in 1988. He received his M.Sc. from the Erciyes University in 2014. He is currently employed as a research assistant at Nuh Naci Yazgan University, Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department and working towards the Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Erciyes University. His research interests include antennas and antenna arrays.

Suad Basbug, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Nevsehir Haci Bektas Veli University, Nevsehir, 50300, Turkey

Suad Basbug received the B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and electronics engineering from Erciyes University, Kayseri, in 2008 and 2014, respectively. He has been an assistant professor at Nevsehir Haci Bektas Veli University since 2014. His current research interests include antennas, antenna arrays, conformal antennas, evolutionary algorithms, and computational electromagnetics.

Kerim Guney, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Nuh Naci Yazgan University, Kayseri, 38170, Turkey

Kerim Guney received the B.S. degree from Erciyes University, in 1983, the M.S. degree from Istanbul Technical University, in 1988, and the Ph.D. degree from Erciyes University, in 1991, all in electronics engineering. He is now a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Nuh Naci Yazgan University. His research interests include antennas, planar transmission lines, optimization algorithms, and targettracking.

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Published

2022-03-10

How to Cite

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E. . Kurt, S. . Basbug, and K. . Guney, “Linear Antenna Array Synthesis by Modified Seagull Optimization Algorithm”, ACES Journal, vol. 36, no. 12, pp. 1552–1562, Mar. 2022.

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2021: Vol 36 Iss 12

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