Antenna and Array Optimization
Use the Antenna Designer, Antenna Array Designer, and PCB
Antenna Designer apps or the optimize function at the command line to optimize
antenna and array design for various analysis parameters such as
impedance, gain, directivity, current, and charge so on under given
constraints. Using the Optimize tab on the
apps you can:
Optimize antenna and array objects using Surrogate, SADEA, or TR-SADEA algorithm.
Input design variables, optimization objective, and constraints.
Produce analysis plots during each iteration and view the results in a single window.
Using the SADEA and TR-SADEA optimizer APIs, you can define your own optimization objective function and constraints, set optimizer parameters such as the initial population and the number of function evaluations, and optimize antenna and array evaluation functions.
Apps
| Antenna Designer | Design, visualize, and analyze antennas |
| Antenna Array Designer | Design, visualize, and analyze arrays |
| PCB Antenna Designer | Design, analyze, optimize, and export single or multifeed PCB antennas (Since R2021b) |
Objects
Functions
Topics
- Antenna and Array Optimization Algorithms
AI-driven antenna design method SADEA and TR-SADEA that use global optimization and statistical learning techniques.
Featured Examples
Optimize Custom Antenna using TR-SADEA Optimizer
Design antipodal Vivaldi antenna using 3-D modeling features and optimize it using the TR-SADEA optimizer API.
Miniaturize Rectangular Microstrip Patch Antenna Using Genetic Algorithm Optimization
Miniaturize rectangular microstrip patch antenna using genetic algorithm (GA) optimization.
SADEA Optimization of Six-Element Yagi-Uda Antenna using Custom Objective Function
Optimize six-element Yagi-Uda antenna using a custom objective function.
Surrogate Based Optimization of Six-Element Yagi-Uda Antenna
Optimize directivity and input impedance of a six-element Yagi-Uda antenna.
Maximize Impedance Bandwidth of Triangular Patch Antenna
Optimize a triangular microstrip patch antenna to maximize its bandwidth such that its gain remains constant.
Optimization of Antenna Array Elements Using Antenna Array Designer App
Demonstrates how to maximize the gain of 2-by-2 patch array antenna elements using a surrogate model-assisted differential evolution for antenna synthesis (SADEA) optimizer. The design and analysis are performed at 2.4 GHz.
Maximizing Gain and Improving Impedance Bandwidth of E-Patch Antenna
Optimize an E-patch antenna in the Antenna Designer app using the SADEA optimizer.
Design, Analyze, and Optimize H-Notch Patch Using Design Variables
This tutorial shows how to define the metal patch, dielectric, and ground plane layers in H-notch patch antenna using design variables in the PCB Antenna Designer app and optimize the design for maximum gain.
Direct Search Based Optimization of Six-Element Yagi-Uda Antenna
Optimizes a 6-element Yagi-Uda antenna for both directivity and 300Ω input match using a global optimization technique. The radiation patterns and input impedance of antennas are sensitive to the parameters that define their shapes. The multidimensional surface over which such optimizations must be performed have multiple local optima. This makes the task of finding the right set of parameters satisfying the optimization goals particularly challenging and requires the use of global optimization techniques. One such technique is pattern search, a direct search based optimization technique that has yielded impressive results for antenna design optimization.
