STE-A Method for Fast and Accurate Calculation of Half-Power Beamwidth in Non-Uniform Linear Arrays

Yiwen Yu, Yi Zhang*, Chunyang Teng, Zixiang Ye, Houjun Sun

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Abstract

Accurate calculation of beamwidth is essential for optimizing the performance of antenna arrays. However, traditional methods for calculating beamwidth require long computation time or result in low accuracy. To address this issue, we propose the Second-order Taylor Expansion-Approximation (STE-A) method for fast and accurate calculation of beamwidth for non-uniform linear arrays. We evaluate the effectiveness of our proposed method through simulations using MATLAB, and the results demonstrate its efficiency and accuracy. Compared with Fourth-order Taylor Expansion (FTE) method, the relative error of the beamwidth of the proposed method was reduced from 4% to 0.2%, which is comparable in accuracy to the Search method. Additionally, compared to the Search method, the proposed method saves 99% of the calculation time.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2023 International Conference on Microwave and Millimeter Wave Technology, ICMMT 2023 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9798350338874
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Event15th International Conference on Microwave and Millimeter Wave Technology, ICMMT 2023 - Qingdao, China
Duration: 14 May 202317 May 2023

Publication series

Name2023 International Conference on Microwave and Millimeter Wave Technology, ICMMT 2023 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference15th International Conference on Microwave and Millimeter Wave Technology, ICMMT 2023
Country/TerritoryChina
CityQingdao
Period14/05/2317/05/23

Keywords

  • Fourth-order Taylor Expansion
  • Search method
  • Second-order Taylor Expansion-Approximation
  • arbitrarily distributed array
  • beamwidth calculation

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