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One of the fundamental properties of an antenna is its ability to radiate or receive more energy in one given direction over all the others. This property is called the directivity. The optimization of the directivity usually requires a great deal of attention when an antenna is being designed. There are a number of iterative analytical and experimental procedures available for the optimization of the directivity, however they can be manually intensive, and very time consuming when computer simulation is employed. / Optimization of antenna parameters has been hindered by the need of techniques that prove to be reliable, robust and can search and find a global maximum. Past efforts have focused on techniques confined to small search volumes due to the time overheads of searching. With the increasing utility of the personal computer, techniques have emerged which can search large volumes efficiently and economically. Genetic Algorithms are one such technique. / Genetic Algorithms are an optimization technique based on the mechanics of natural selection, which combines the biological concepts of survival of the fittest among string structures. They operate on a population of candidate solutions and are able to change a number of parameters simultaneously while testing the solutions for goodness-of-fit. They also possess memory so that a good solution can be saved and tested from generation to generation. In this way they are able to quickly find and maintain the best solution to the problem. / A Genetic Algorithm is used to optimize the directivity of a linear array of dipole radiators. Mutual and self-coupling is taken into consideration through the use of the Method of Moments. The inter-element spacing as well as the radiator length are allowed to vary. This gives the optimization many degrees of freedom. The arrays so optimized are verified using a standard industrial antenna software simulation program. The optimized array achieves a directivity of approximately 1.5 dB better than published data for a uniform array of the same size. There is an overall reduction in the length of the array of one wavelength and the currents on the radiating elements are realisable. The final product is a basic computer aided design package capable of optimizing the directivity of a linear antenna array with the only inputs needed being the frequency of operation and the number of dipole elements. / Thesis (MEng(ElectronicsEngineering))--University of South Australia, 2005.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Brigham Young University. Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-106).

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Nevada, Reno, 2007. / "August 2007." Includes bibliographical references. Online version available on the World Wide Web. Library also has microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : ProQuest Information and Learning Company, [2007]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Worcester Polytechnic Institute. / Keywords: patch antennas; volume integral equation (VIE); method of moments (MoM); low order basis functions; convergence. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 169-186 ).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Michigan State University. Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2008. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on Mar. 27, 2009) Includes bibliographical references (p. 96-99). Also issued in print.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Texas at Dallas, 2008. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 119-120)

Thesis (M.Phil.)--Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 96-101). Also available in electronic version.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--West Virginia University, 2008. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains vi, 206 p. : ill. (some col.). Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1990. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 226-230). Also available via the Internet.