A Linear Adaptive Antenna Array with Random Spacing and Coupling Effects
Manoel Jacinto Lopes Alves, Marcelo Sampaio de Alencar · 2008
The effect of the mutual coupling between randomly located array elements on the performance of an adaptive antenna array (AAA) is investigated. The AAA is designed with N elements at locations x N on a line of length L. The x N are elements chosen from a set of independent random variables described by a probability distribution, assumed to be uniform over L. The network formulation of antenna arrays is found to be a convenient and useful approximation. A theory of mutual coupling for random arrays is formulated to analyze the spacing between the antenna elements. The effects of mutual coupling are considered.