?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eledia.org%2Fstudents-reports%2F722%2F&rft.title=Planar+Arrays+Tolerance+Analysis+Through+%0Dan+Innovative+Minkowski-sum+based+%0DSensitivity+Tool+&rft.creator=Tenuti%2C+L.&rft.creator=Anselmi%2C+N.&rft.creator=Rocca%2C+P.&rft.creator=Salucci%2C+M.&rft.creator=Massa%2C+A.&rft.subject=A+WC+Next+Generation+Wireless+Communications&rft.subject=M+AT+Analytic+Techniques&rft.description=It+is+well+known+that+manufacturing+errors%2C+mutual+coupling+effects%2C+mechanical+deformations%2C+and+climatic+changes+can+cause+deviations+(both+in+phase+and+amplitude)+of+the+excitations+in+planar+phased+arrays+from+their+nominal+values.+As+a+main+consequence%2C+the+radiated+pattern+can+differ+from+the+expected+one%2C+and+the+overall+system+performances+can+be+lower+than+expected.+In+this+work%2C+an+innovative+sensitivity+tool+has+been+developed+to+analyze+the+impact+of+uncertain+but+bounded+excitation+tolerances+in+planar+phased+arrays+on+the+radiated+pattern.+More+in+detail%2C+the+proposed+methodology+exploits+the+rules+of+interval+analysis+(IA)+and+the+Minkowski+sum+in+order+to+estimate+narrower+but+inclusive+bounds+than+standard+Cartesian-based+IA+approaches.+Some+numerical+results+are+shown%2C+in+order+to+verify+the+effectiveness+of+the+developed+sensitivity+tool+and+to+study+the+influence+of+excitation+tolerances+in+generating+a+beam+pattern+with+a+given+sidelobe+level+(SLL).&rft.publisher=University+of+Trento&rft.date=2017&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=text&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eledia.org%2Fstudents-reports%2F722%2F1%2FPlanar%2520Arrays%2520Tolerance%2520Analysis%2520Through%2520an%2520Innovative%2520Minkowski%25E2%2580%2590sum%2520based%2520Sensitivity%2520Tool.pdf&rft.identifier=++Tenuti%2C+L.+and+Anselmi%2C+N.+and+Rocca%2C+P.+and+Salucci%2C+M.+and+Massa%2C+A.++(2017)+Planar+Arrays+Tolerance+Analysis+Through+an+Innovative+Minkowski-sum+based+Sensitivity+Tool.++Technical+Report.+University+of+Trento.+++++