?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eledia.org%2Fstudents-reports%2F455%2F&rft.title=Boresight+Slope+Optimization+of+Sub-arrayed+Linear+Arrays+through+the+Contiguous+Partition+Method&rft.creator=Manica%2C+Luca&rft.creator=Rocca%2C+Paolo&rft.creator=Pastorino%2C+Matteo&rft.creator=Massa%2C+Andrea&rft.subject=TU+Technical+Reports+and+Publications&rft.description=The+optimization+of+the+normalized+boresight+slope+of+the+difference+pattern+in+sub-arrayed+linear+monopulse+antennas+is+presented.+The+knowledge+of+the+independently+optimum+difference+excitations%2C+which+provide+the+maximum+normalized+boresight+slope%2C+is+exploited+with+an+efficient+excitation+matching+technique+based+on+the+contiguous+partition+method.+A+set+of+numerical+experiments+are+provided+to+assess+the+effectiveness+of+the+proposed+method+in+reaching+the+best+achievable+performances+even+though+with+a+small+number+of+sub-arrays.+2008+IEEE.+Personal+use+of+this+material+is+permitted.+Permission+from+IEEE+must+be+obtained+for+all+other+users%2C+including+reprinting%2F+republishing+this+material+for+advertising+or+promotional+purposes%2C+creating+new+collective+works+for+resale+or+redistribution+to+servers+or+lists%2C+or+reuse+of+any+copyrighted+components+of+this+work+in+other+works.&rft.date=2011-01&rft.type=Technical+Report&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eledia.org%2Fstudents-reports%2F455%2F1%2FDISI-11-036.R161.pdf&rft.identifier=++Manica%2C+Luca+and+Rocca%2C+Paolo+and+Pastorino%2C+Matteo+and+Massa%2C+Andrea++(2011)+Boresight+Slope+Optimization+of+Sub-arrayed+Linear+Arrays+through+the+Contiguous+Partition+Method.++%5BTechnical+Report%5D+++++