Genetically engineered multiband fractal antennas

Fractal antenna engineering concepts have been successfully combined with g enetic algorithms to develop a powerful design optimisation tool. The genet ic optimisation approach developed can simultaneously optimise the geometry of a fractal antenna, locations of loads, component values of loads, and p rojected length of the fractal antenna. The results suggest that a 30 to 55 % size reduction can be achieved by optimising the fractalisation of a give n antenna. The knowledge gained from this study is directly applicable to t he design of miniature multiband fractal antennas.