Design of UAVs-Based 3D Antenna Arrays for a Maximum Performance in Terms of Directivity and SLL

Figure 5

Comparison of the gain or normalized radiation pattern of 3D nonuniform antenna array with respect to the most conventional arrays for UAVs formation flight: (a) 3D array optimized versus uniform circular array, (b) 3D array optimized versus cubic array, (c) 3D array optimized versus uniform linear array, and (d) 3D array optimized versus uniform planar array.

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