# A Hybrid Optimization Algorithm for the Synthesis of Sparse Array Pattern Diagrams
## 2 Quantum Hybrid Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm Combined with Quantum Behavior
### Quantum-Behaved Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm
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