Research Article

Bacteria Foraging Algorithm in Antenna Design

Table 2

Range and best value of design and performance parameters considered for Yagi-Uda.

Serial number Design parameters Performance parameters
ParametersParameters’ range (actual unit)Best valueParametersParameters’ range (actual unit)Best value (actual unit)

1Length0.2–0.6 units (m)To be found out through optimizationGain02–100 units100 units
2Separation0.1–0.5 units (m)Directivity (DR)03–20 units (dB)20 units (dB)
3Real ()30–70 units (Ohms)50 units (Ωs)
4Imaginary ()00–20 units (Ohms)00 units (Ωs)
5FTBR01–40 units (dB)40 units (dB)
6FSLL01–40 units (dB)40 units (dB)
7EHPBW05–70 units (degree)05 units (°)
8HHPBW05–70 units (degree)05 units (°)