Research Article

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

Table 3

Gain pattern performance of conformal thinned arrays.

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

AEP12.365.75−9.32246 min16.646.29−10.07246 min
HFSS12.185.73−9.5416.8 hours16.806.22−10.7215.7 hours