Design and optimization of a Ku-band compact axial corrugated horn antenna using ANFIS

Abstract

This paper presents the development of the Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) based CAD tool for designing an axially corrugated horn antenna, which has proved its dominance as a feed for the applications where small aperture antennas are being considered. In this paper, the design and optimization of a Ku-band compact corrugated horn antenna is demonstrated using the ANFIS technique. The performance in terms of radiation pattern, peak gain and return loss of a horn designed using the ANFIS algorithm is compared with that of a horn designed using the commercially available antenna design software. The results of the horn designed by ANFIS were found accurate and attained within a short processing time and with limited computational resources as compared to the conventional horn design techniques.