The use of the density-taper approach to initialise a genetic algorithm is shown to give excellent results in the synthesis of thinned arrays. This approach is shown to give better SLL values more consistently than using random values and difference sets for initialisation.
Reference:
Du Plessis, WP. 2011. Efficient synthesis of large-scale thinned arrays using a density-taper initialised genetic algorithm. International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), Torino, Italy, 12-16 September 2011
Du Plessis, W. (2011). Efficient synthesis of large-scale thinned arrays using a density-taper initialised genetic algorithm. IEEE. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5287
Du Plessis, WP. "Efficient synthesis of large-scale thinned arrays using a density-taper initialised genetic algorithm." (2011): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5287
Du Plessis W, Efficient synthesis of large-scale thinned arrays using a density-taper initialised genetic algorithm; IEEE; 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5287 .
Accepted version of of: W. P. du Plessis, \E_cient Synthesis of large- scale thinned arrays using a density-taper initialised genetic algorithm," International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), 12-16 September 2011, pp. 363-366. This version contains some minor grammatical corrections. Published version is available online