Original ArticleQPSO for failure correction of linear array of mutually coupled parallel dipole antennas with desired side lobe level and return loss

A method based on quantum particle swarm optimization is proposed for correcting radiation pattern of a uniformly spaced linear array of parallel half-wavelength vertical very thin dipole antennas when more than one element of the array is completely defective. The generated pattern is broadside in the horizontal plane. Mutual coupling between the half-wavelength parallel dipole antennas has been taken care of by induced EMF method considering the current distribution on each dipole to be sinusoidal. Side lobe level and minimum return loss of the corrected pattern with defective elements are also calculated and an attempt is made that these parameters be equal to their respective specified values. This is usually done by changing excitation current amplitude of the non-defective elements without replacing the faulty elements. The element pattern of half-wavelength dipole antenna has been assumed omni-directional in the horizontal plane. Two examples are presented to show the effectiveness of the proposed approach.