Reconfigurable array beampattern synthesis via conceptual sensor network modeling and computation

This section explores the issue of reconfigurable array beampattern synthesis using sensor network consensus computation theory. Initially, we apply the principles of sensor network consensus computation to frame the synthesis challenge as a sensor network computation issue by simulating a virtual (conceptual) multi-node sensor network, where each "node" represents an individual beampattern synthesis task. Specifically, these "nodes" corresponding in number to the radiated patterns, share a common set of excitation magnitudes, leading to a unique magnitude-consensused computation challenge within the simulated sensor network. Subsequently, through local excitation computation within each "node" and exchanging computation results with neighboring "nodes," all "nodes" achieve magnitude-consensused excitations once the "network" stabilizes. © The Institution of Engineering and Technology and its licensors 2025.