TY - GEN KW - particle swarm optimisation KW - pattern synthesis KW - sideband radiations KW - time-modulated elements KW - time-modulated linear array antenna A1 - Poli, Lorenzo A1 - Rocca, Paolo A1 - Manica, Luca A1 - Massa, Adnrea AV - public UR - http://www.eledia.org/students-reports/459/ N2 - In this study, an innovative approach for the synthesis of time-modulated linear array (TMLA) antennas is presented. The switch-on instants of the time-modulated elements are taken into account as additional degrees of freedom to optimise the array pattern. Towards this end, a technique based on a particle swarm optimisation is proposed to fully exploit the dependence of the sideband radiations (SR) on the shift of the time pulses. A set of representative results are reported to assess the effectiveness of the proposed approach as well as its flexibility. "This paper is a postprint of a paper submitted to and accepted for publication in IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation and is subject to Institution of Engineering and Technology Copyright. The copy of record is available at IET Digital Library" Y1 - 2011/01// ID - elediasc12459 TI - Pattern synthesis in time-modulated linear arrays through pulse shifting ER -