%0 Journal Article
%T Issues in Antenna Optimization - A Monopole Case Study
%A Richard A. Formato
%J Mathematics
%D 2011
%I arXiv
%X A typical antenna optimization design problem is presented, and various issues involved in the design process are discussed. Defining a suitable objective function is a central question, as is the type of optimization algorithm that should be used, stochastic versus deterministic. These questions are addressed by way of an example. A single-resistor loaded broadband HF monopole design is considered in detail, and the resulting antenna compared to published results for similar continuously loaded and discrete resistor loaded designs.
%U http://arxiv.org/abs/1103.5629v2