Certain investigations on the reduction of side lobe level of an uniform linear antenna array using biogeography based optimization technique with sinusoidal migration model and simplified-BBO

• Published in: Sadhana (Bangalore) Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 81 - 95
• Main Authors: JEYALI LASEETHA, T S, SUKANESH, R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Springer India 01.02.2014
• Subjects: Algorithms; Amplitudes; Antenna arrays; Engineering; Lobes; Migration; Optimization; Reduction; Synthesis; Biogeography based optimization; linear migration model; sinusoidal migration model; simplified-BBO; linear antenna array synthesis; side lobe level reduction
• ISSN: 0256-2499; 0973-7677
• DOI: 10.1007/s12046-013-0220-7

In this paper, we propose biogeography based optimization technique, with linear and sinusoidal migration models and simplified biogeography based optimization (S-BBO), for uniformly spaced linear antenna array synthesis to maximize the reduction of side lobe level (SLL). This paper explores biogeography theory. It generalizes two migration models in BBO namely, linear migration model and sinusoidal migration model. The performance of SLL reduction in ULA is investigated. Our performance study shows that among the two, sinusoidal migration model is a promising candidate for optimization. In our work, simplified – BBO algorithm is also deployed. This determines an optimum set value for amplitude excitations of antenna array elements that generate a radiation pattern with maximum side lobe level reduction. Our detailed investigation also shows that sinusoidal migration model of BBO performs better compared to the other evolutionary algorithms discussed in this paper.