A new neural network technique for the design of multilayered microwave shielded bandpass filters

In this work, we propose a novel technique based on neural networks, for the design of microwave filters in shielded printed technology. The technique uses radial basis function neural networks to represent the non linear relations between the quality factors and coupling coefficients, with the geomet...

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Autores: Pascual García, Juan, Quesada Pereira, Fernando Daniel, Cañete Rebenaque, David, Gómez Díaz, Juan Sebastián, Melcón Álvarez, Alejandro
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:España
Institución:Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena(UPCT)
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital UPCT
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.upct.es:10317/8499
Acceso en línea:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/mmce.20363
http://hdl.handle.net/10317/8499
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Neural Networks
Microwave filters
Microstrip fliters
Filter design techniques
Teoría de la Señal y las Comunicaciones
2202.10 Radioondas y Microondas
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Sumario:In this work, we propose a novel technique based on neural networks, for the design of microwave filters in shielded printed technology. The technique uses radial basis function neural networks to represent the non linear relations between the quality factors and coupling coefficients, with the geometrical dimensions of the resonators. The radial basis function neural networks are employed for the first time in the design task of shielded printed filters, and permit a fast and precise operation with only a limited set of training data. Thanks to a new cascade configuration, a set of two neural networks provide the dimensions of the complete filter in a fast and accurate way. To improve the calculation of the geometrical dimensions, the neural networks can take as inputs both electrical parameters and physical dimensions computed by other neural networks. The neural network technique is combined with gradient based optimization methods to further improve the response of the filters. Results are presented to demonstrate the usefulness of the proposed technique for the design of practical microwave printed coupled line and hairpin filters.