Table 2 Comparison of pixelization results using VBPSO and BPSO.

From: Low-profile dual-band pixelated defected ground antenna for multistandard IoT devices

V-shaped BPSO

Standard BPSO

Iteration

FF value

S11 @3.5 GHz (dB)

S11 @ 5.8 GHz (dB)

Iteration

FF value

S11 @3.5 GHz (dB)

S11 @ 5.8 GHz (dB)

1

− 2.992

− 4.39

− 5.67

1

− 2.711

− 5.57

− 1.14

2

− 5.723

− 8.31

− 11.41

2

− 2.858

− 0.63

− 6.46

5

− 6.096

− 8.23

− 11.39

3

− 3.267

− 0.62

− 11.28

7

− 7.284

− 6.98

− 20.35

4

− 3.629

− 6.00

− 1.35

30

− 7.836

− 15.44

− 11.17

6

− 3.988

− 5.82

− 0.50

45

− 8.426

− 9.30

− 9.71

7

− 4.456

− 5.91

− 14.52

64

− 9.016

− 24.84

− 10.66

14

− 5.675

− 7.44

− 9.97

70

− 9.088

− 13.25

− 8.96

19

− 6.252

− 11.04

− 10.34

78

− 9.351

− 19.48

− 13.18

39

− 6.544

− 15.86

− 17.76

81

− 9.516

− 19.05

− 15.94

73

− 7.359

− 14.54

− 2.16

86

− 9.614

− 17.16

− 15.76

100

− 7.359

− 14.54

− 2.16

96

− 9.650

− 20.56

− 18.64

100

− 9.650

− 20.56

− 18.64