Calculation of optimized parameters of rectangular microstrip patch antenna using genetic algorithm

Abstract

In this paper, the genetic algorithm (GA) has been applied to calculate the optimized length and width of rectangular microstrip antennas. The inputs to the problem are the desired resonant frequency, dielectric constant, and thickness of the substrate; the outputs are the optimized length and width. The antennas considered are electrically thin. Method of moments (MoM)-based IE3D software from Zealand Inc., USA, and experimental results are used to validate the GA-based code. The results are in good agreement. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.