Research Article

Genetic Algorithms in Antennas and Smart Antennas Design Overview: Two Novel Antenna Systems for Triband GNSS Applications and a Circular Switched Parasitic Array for WiMax Applications Developments with the Use of Genetic Algorithms

Table 5

Properties of the proposed helical antenna above ground plane.

FrequenciesVSWRGain (dBi)Front-to-back ratio (dB)3 dB beamwidth

L1 (1575 MHz)1.94102560°
L2 (1227 MHz)1.589.510.2762°
L5 (1176 MHz)1.779.18.6464°