eprintid: 629 rev_number: 9 eprint_status: archive userid: 4 dir: disk0/00/00/06/29 datestamp: 2014-05-08 10:22:01 lastmod: 2018-02-26 14:53:16 status_changed: 2014-05-08 10:22:01 type: monograph metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Poli, L. creators_name: Rocca, P. creators_name: Oliveri, G. creators_name: Massa, A. title: On the reconfigurabilty of Time-Modulated Linear Arrays subject to Failures - A statistical Analysis ispublished: pub subjects: MEA full_text_status: public monograph_type: technical_report keywords: Evolutionary Optimization, Array Synthesis, Time Modulated Arrays abstract: In this report, the effectiveness and the robustness of a PSO-based optimization strategy aimed to reconfigure the on–off behavior of the undamaged array elements to provide a countermeasure to the nominal pattern corruption because of the failures is investigated. A statistical analysis is provided in order to show the dependency of the performance of the proposed technique not only on the number of failures, but also on the failure position within the array. date: 2014 publisher: University of Trento referencetext: [1] L. Poli, P. Rocca, L. Manica, and A. Massa, “Handling sideband radiations in time-modulated arrays through particle swarm optimization,” IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., vol. 58, no. 4, pp. 1408-1411, Apr. 2010. [2] E. T. Bekele, L. Poli, M. D’Urso, P. Rocca, and A. Massa, "Pulse-shaping strategy for time modulated arrays - Analysis and design," IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., vol. 61, no. 7, pp. 3525-3537, July 2013. [3] L. Poli, P. Rocca, G. Oliveri, and A. Massa, "Harmonic beamforming in time-modulated linear arrays," IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., vol. 59, no. 7, pp. 2538-2545, Jul. 2011. [4] P. Rocca, L. Poli, G. Oliveri, and A. Massa, "Adaptive nulling in time-varying scenarios through time- modulated linear arrays," IEEE Antennas Wireless Propag. Lett., vol. 11, pp. 101-104, 2012. [5] P. Rocca, L. Poli, and A. Massa, "Instantaneous directivity optimization in time-modulated array re- ceivers," IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation, vol. 6, no. 14, pp. 1590-1597, Nov. 2012. [6] L. Poli, P. Rocca, and A. Massa, "Sideband radiation reduction exploiting pattern multiplication in directive time-modulated linear arrays," IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 214-222, 2012. [7] L. Poli, P. Rocca, G. Oliveri, and A. Massa, "Adaptive nulling in time-modulated linear arrays with minimum power losses," IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 157-166, 2011. [8] L. Poli, P. Rocca, L. Manica, and A. Massa, "Pattern synthesis in time-modulated linear arrays through pulse shifting," IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation, vol. 4, no. 9, pp. 1157-1164, 2010. [9] L. Manica, P. Rocca, L. Poli, and A. Massa, "Almost time-independent performance in time-modulated linear arrays," IEEE Antennas Wireless Propag. Lett., vol. 8, pp. 843-846, 2009. [10] P. Rocca, L. Manica, L. Poli, and A. Massa, "Synthesis of compromise sum-difference arrays through time-modulation," IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation, vol. 3, no. 6, pp. 630-637, 2009. [11] L. Poli, P. Rocca, G. Oliveri, and A. Massa, "Failure correction in time-modulated linear arrays," IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 195-201, Mar. 2014. [12] P. Rocca, Q. Zhu, E. T. Bekele, S. Yang, and A. Massa, "4D arrays as enabling technology for cognitive radio systems," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation - Special Issue on "Antenna Systems and Propagation for Cognitive Radio," vol. 62, no. 3, pp. 1102-1116, Mar. 2014. citation: Poli, L. and Rocca, P. and Oliveri, G. and Massa, A. (2014) On the reconfigurabilty of Time-Modulated Linear Arrays subject to Failures - A statistical Analysis. Technical Report. University of Trento. document_url: http://www.eledia.org/students-reports/629/1/On%20the%20reconfigurabilty%20of%20Time-Modulated%20Linear%20Arrays%20subject%20to%20Failures%20-%20A%20statistical%20Analysis.pdf