Research Article

Thinning and Weighting of Planar/Conformal Arrays Considering Mutual Coupling Effects

Table 2

Gain pattern performance of planar thinned arrays.

Array 1Array 2
Gain (dBi)HPBW (deg)PSL (dB)RuntimeGain (dBi)HPBW (deg)PSL (dB)Runtime (s)

Classical17.194.10−14.4317.194.07−14.11
AEP16.623.72−15.0833.6 min16.643.67−15.4633.6 min
HFSS16.583.69−15.7412.4 hours16.803.69−15.4711.9 hours