"splines (mathematics)"

Exploitation of spline-based geometries for the time-domain synthesis of UWB antennas

This paper discusses the exploitation of spline-based geometries in the synthesis of Ultra-Wideband (UWB) antennas. The synthesis is carried out in the time-domain by using the antenna efficiency and the system fidelity as indexes of the antenna …

Synthesis of notched band UWB antennas with a hybrid PSO-spline technique

In this paper, an approach for the synthesis of Ultra-Wideband (UWB) antennas with a notched frequency band is presented. It exploits the effectiveness of a representation based on spline curves to obtain the wideband behavior and the simplicity of …

Time domain analysis for UWB antenna synthesis

In this paper, a time domain analysis for the synthesis of antennas suitable for Ultra-Wideband (UWB) communications is presented. Towards this end, a set of time domain requirements that guarantee good impedance matching, distortionless properties, …

A PSO-Driven Spline-Based Shaping Approach for Ultrawideband (UWB) Antenna Synthesis

Synthesis of ultrawideband (UWB) antennas by means of a particle swarm optimizer (PSO)-driven spline-based shaping approach is described. In order to devise a reliable and effective solution, such a topic is analyzed according to different …

An innovative spline-based shaping approach for ultra-wideband antenna synthesis

In this paper, an innovative spline-based approach for the UWB antennas synthesis has been proposed. The flexibility and accuracy of the method allows a reliable matching of UWB requirements. A representative design example described through the …