Progress In Electromagnetics Research B · 2015 · 45 citations · 24 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringMaterials ScienceDesign OptimizationMicrowave EngineeringOptimizationAbsorption DesignAntenna DesignMicrowave MaterialsMicrowave System DesignMulti-objective Design OptimizationOptimization-based DesignMicrowave Absorbing MaterialsMicrowave System OptimizationMultilayer AbsorbersMultilayer MaterialsOptimization Of Microwave StructuresParticle Swarm OptimizationReflection Coefficient Analysis
Microwave absorbers find a plethora of applications in the modern-day military and civil industries. This paper compares the performances of different variations of the Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm to obtain optimal designs for multilayer microwave absorber over different frequency ranges, angles of incidence and polarizations. The goal of this optimization is to minimize maximum overall reflection coefficient of the absorber by choosing suitable layers of materials from a predefined database and simultaneously make the overall thickness the least practically possible. Numerical optimal results for each variation of the PSO are presented and the best results are compared with those existing in literature.
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