Disclosure of Invention
The embodiment of the disclosure provides a virtual satellite measurement and control simulation method and device. The method can enable software testing to get rid of dependence on real satellites and ground resources, can independently and efficiently perform remote measurement and remote control and automatic testing of the whole system, can further improve software research and development level and product quality, can save cost, and can improve testing quality and reliability.
In a first aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a virtual satellite measurement and control simulation method is provided, including:
receiving a dynamic configuration input, a remote control instruction and a time sequence control instruction;
executing at least one of a satellite simulation based on the dynamic configuration input and the remote control command, a baseband simulation based on the dynamic configuration input and the timing control command, and an antenna simulation based on the dynamic configuration input and the timing control command to obtain simulation data;
and outputting the simulation data.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the dynamic configuration input includes at least one of satellite telemetry parameters, baseband configuration parameters, and antenna configuration parameters.
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the satellite telemetry parameters include satellite telemetry frame structure data, the data structure of which includes a VALUE, a COUNTER, an enumeration ENUM, a fixed telemetry packet FIXEDDATA, a telemetry Bao Yu PACKAGES field.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the simulation data includes satellite simulation data,
satellite simulation based on the dynamic configuration input and the remote control command, comprising:
starting an HTTP servlet or UDP port;
acquiring dynamic configuration input through an HTTP servlet or UDP port;
persistently storing the dynamic configuration input;
generating a real-time data stream conforming to a PDXP protocol according to the dynamically configured input of the persistent storage;
according to the remote control instruction, carrying out simulation and simulation processing on the real-time data stream to obtain a remote measurement simulation real-time data stream;
and (4) according to the telemetering simulation real-time data stream, obtaining satellite simulation data.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, the emulation data includes baseband emulation data,
baseband emulation based on the dynamic configuration input and the timing control instructions, comprising:
starting an HTTP servlet or UDP port;
acquiring dynamic configuration input through an HTTP servlet or UDP port;
persistently storing the dynamic configuration input;
according to the time sequence control instruction, carrying out simulation processing on the dynamic configuration input according to the persistent storage to generate a real-time data stream conforming to the PDXP protocol;
and obtaining baseband simulation data according to the real-time data stream.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the simulation data includes antenna simulation data,
baseband emulation based on the dynamic configuration input and the timing control instructions, comprising:
starting an HTTP servlet or UDP port;
acquiring dynamic configuration input through an HTTP servlet or UDP port;
persistently storing the dynamic configuration input;
according to the time sequence control instruction, carrying out simulation processing on the dynamic configuration input according to the persistent storage to generate a real-time data stream conforming to the PDXP protocol;
and acquiring antenna simulation data according to the real-time data stream.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, outputting the simulation data includes:
the simulation data is output through Redis, kafka or RockcketMQ.
In a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a virtual satellite measurement and control simulation apparatus is provided, including:
the receiving module is used for receiving dynamic configuration input, a remote control instruction and a time sequence control instruction;
a simulation module for performing at least one of satellite simulation based on the dynamic configuration input and the remote control command, baseband simulation based on the dynamic configuration input and the timing control command, and antenna simulation based on the dynamic configuration input and the timing control command to obtain simulation data;
and the output module is used for outputting the simulation data.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the dynamic configuration input includes at least one of satellite telemetry parameters, baseband configuration parameters, and antenna configuration parameters.
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the satellite telemetry parameters include satellite telemetry frame structure data, the data structure of which includes a VALUE, a COUNTER, an enumeration ENUM, a fixed telemetry packet FIXEDDATA, a telemetry Bao Yu PACKAGES field.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the simulation data includes satellite simulation data, the simulation module is further configured to: starting an HTTP servlet or UDP port; acquiring dynamic configuration input through an HTTP servlet or UDP port; persistently storing the dynamic configuration input; generating a real-time data stream conforming to a PDXP protocol according to the dynamically configured input of the persistent storage; according to the remote control instruction, carrying out simulation and simulation processing on the real-time data stream to obtain a remote measurement simulation real-time data stream; and (4) according to the telemetering simulation real-time data stream, obtaining satellite simulation data.
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the emulation data includes baseband emulation data, the emulation module is further configured to: starting an HTTP servlet or UDP port; acquiring dynamic configuration input through an HTTP servlet or UDP port; persistently storing the dynamic configuration input; according to the time sequence control instruction, carrying out simulation processing on the dynamic configuration input according to the persistent storage to generate a real-time data stream conforming to the PDXP protocol; and obtaining baseband simulation data according to the real-time data stream.
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the simulation data includes antenna simulation data, the simulation module is further configured to: starting an HTTP servlet or UDP port; acquiring dynamic configuration input through an HTTP servlet or UDP port; persistently storing the dynamic configuration input; according to the time sequence control instruction, carrying out simulation processing on the dynamic configuration input according to the persistent storage to generate a real-time data stream conforming to the PDXP protocol; and acquiring antenna simulation data according to the real-time data stream.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the output module is further configured to: the simulation data is output through Redis, kafka or RockcketMQ.
In a third aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a virtual satellite measurement and control simulation device is provided, which includes: a processor; a memory for storing processor-executable instructions; wherein the processor is configured to invoke the memory-stored instructions to perform the above-described method.
In a fourth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, on which computer program instructions are stored, which when executed by a processor implement the above-mentioned method.
Detailed Description
In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present disclosure more clear, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described clearly and completely with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments disclosed herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.
The terms "first," "second," "third," "fourth," and the like in the description and claims of this disclosure and in the above-described drawings, if any, are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the data so used is interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the disclosure described herein are capable of operation in sequences other than those illustrated or otherwise described herein.
It should be understood that, in various embodiments of the present disclosure, the sequence numbers of the processes do not mean the execution sequence, and the execution sequence of the processes should be determined by the functions and the inherent logic of the processes, and should not constitute any limitation on the implementation process of the embodiments of the present disclosure.
It should be understood that, in the present disclosure, "comprising" and "having" and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not necessarily limited to those steps or elements explicitly listed, but may include other steps or elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.
It should be understood that in the present disclosure, "plurality" means two or more. "and/or" is merely an association describing an associated object, meaning that three relationships may exist, for example, and/or B, may mean: a exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. The character "/" generally indicates that the former and latter associated objects are in an "or" relationship. "comprises A, B and C" and "comprises A, B, C" means that all three of A, B, C comprise, "comprises A, B or C" means that one of three of A, B, C is comprised, "comprises A, B and/or C" means that any 1 or any 2 or 3 of the three of A, B, C is comprised.
It should be understood that in this disclosure, "B corresponding to a", "a corresponds to B", or "B corresponds to a" means that B is associated with a, from which B can be determined. Determining B from a does not mean determining B from a alone, but may be determined from a and/or other information. And the matching of A and B means that the similarity of A and B is greater than or equal to a preset threshold value.
As used herein, "if" can be interpreted as "at … …" or "at … …" or "in response to a determination" or "in response to a detection", depending on context.
The technical solution of the present disclosure is explained in detail below with specific examples. The following several specific embodiments may be combined with each other, and details of the same or similar concepts or processes may not be repeated in some embodiments.
Fig. 1 exemplarily shows a schematic flow diagram of a virtual satellite measurement and control simulation method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and as shown in fig. 1, the method includes:
in step S101, a dynamic configuration input, a remote control instruction, and a timing control instruction are received;
in step S102, at least one of satellite simulation based on the dynamic configuration input and the remote control command, baseband simulation based on the dynamic configuration input and the timing control command, and antenna simulation based on the dynamic configuration input and the timing control command is executed to obtain simulation data;
in step S103, the simulation data is output.
In order to save cost and improve quality and reliability, the application discloses a convenient and flexible virtual satellite measurement and control simulation method which can simulate the requirements of remote measurement sending, remote control execution, baseband, antenna data forwarding and the like during satellite transit so as to get rid of dependence on real satellite transit arc sections and ground station resources and carry out more convenient and effective tests before software is on line.
According to the embodiment of the disclosure, the virtual satellite measurement and control simulation method can be realized through virtual satellite measurement and control simulation software.
Fig. 2 schematically illustrates virtual satellite measurement and control simulation software according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the above steps S101, S102, and S103 may be performed by the software.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, at a dynamic configuration input port of the software, an input interface may be provided for receiving dynamic configuration input including at least one of satellite telemetry parameters, baseband configuration parameters, and antenna configuration parameters. In addition, the external interface control port can provide an input interface for remote control commands. The timing control port can provide an input interface for the timing control instruction.
According to the embodiment of the disclosure, the dynamic configuration input can support the configuration of different satellite models and the telemetry parameters of satellite affairs, energy, attitude control and other subsystems, and can change in a configuration range along with time to serve as a basis for simulating the real-time output of satellite transit telemetry; the configuration parameters of each part supporting the configuration of the baseband BBE and the antenna ACU can change in a configuration range along with time and serve as a basis for real-time output of equipment during simulation of satellite transit.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the remote control instruction may include an instruction to control the satellite, for example, an instruction to control the attitude of the satellite, or the like.
According to the embodiment of the disclosure, the timing control instruction is used for controlling the simulation satellite, the simulation baseband and the simulation antenna to operate according to the configured time and the time sequence.
Fig. 3 schematically illustrates a schematic diagram of a dynamically configured input port of an embodiment of the present disclosure. Fig. 3 shows a visualization front-end configuration page for dynamically configuring input ports, including two core modules for model management and data configuration. Through which satellite telemetry parameters may be entered. The satellite telemetry parameters include satellite telemetry frame structure data, the data structure of which includes a VALUE, a COUNTER, an enumeration ENUM, a fixed telemetry packet fix eddata, a telemetry Bao Yu PACKAGES field.
According to the embodiment of the disclosure, model management supports visual display of different satellite telemetry frame structure models, and can configure a telemetry frame structure conforming to an industry standard CCSDS system, and the essence of the software level of the model management is a 2-system code stream sequence.
Fig. 4 exemplarily shows a schematic diagram of satellite telemetry frame structure data according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, where a data structure of the satellite telemetry frame structure data and corresponding data are issued to a satellite simulation module through an HTTP message in a standard JSON format. The JSON message includes basic information of the satellite, description of a data structure and description of a packet structure, and also includes information of positions, lengths, data types, data contents, and the like of each part of the frame and the packet.
In an example, the satellite telemetry frame structure data may be configured by:
{
"craft _ name": spacecraft name ",
"sat_id":"1234",
"band":"X",
"frame_def":{[
{
"index": "0",
"name": synchronization head ",
"length": 32,
"type": "VALUE",
"value": "1ACFFC1DH"
}, {
"index": "1",
"name": virtual channel frame count ",
"length": 24,
"type": "COUNTER",
"scope" "0-1023",
}, {
"index": "2",
"name": insertion field ",
"length": 320,
"type": "FIXEDDATA"
}, {
"index": "3",
"name": packet field ",
"length": 3872,
"type": "PACKAGES"
}
]},
"fix_data":{
[
{
"index": "0",
"name": star-hour seconds ",
"length": 32,
"type": "SECOND"
}, {
"index": "1",
"name": time of week millisecond ",
"length": 24,
"type": "MILLISECOND"
}, {
"index": "2",
"name": locking indication ",
"length": 320,
"type": "ENUM",
value 1-locking | 0-losing lock "
}
]
},
"packages":[{
"name": navigation slow change ",
"params":[{
"name": cumulative time ",
"length": 32,
"type": "SECOND"
},{
"name": the number of usable stars ",
"length": 4,
"type": "value",
"value": 10
}]}
]
}
according to the embodiment of the disclosure, the external interface control port mainly sends a simulation request of a remote control instruction to the satellite simulation module through an HTTP/UDP protocol message so as to trigger the change of the specified telemetry parameters, such as instruction counting, fine orbit parameters and other on-satellite telemetry indexes. The requested message is also in standard JSON format, and in an example, the message for the external interface control port may be set by:
{
"craft _ name": spacecraft name ",
"sat_id":"1234",
"instruction count plus 1 parameter list [" C2A001"," C2A002"," C2A003",
"modified parameter List" { "param1":489.5E-7, "param2":0.556}
}
According to the embodiment of the disclosure, the time sequence control port can support visual unified control, the satellite simulation module, the baseband simulation module and the antenna simulation module are automatically controlled at regular time or manually controlled to operate according to a certain time sequence according to the configured time arrangement, and the data output rate of each simulation module is also adjustable. The control message is also sent to the controlled function via an HTTP request.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in step S102, the simulation data includes satellite simulation data, and the satellite simulation based on the dynamic configuration input and the remote control command includes: starting an HTTP servlet or UDP port; acquiring dynamic configuration input through an HTTP servlet or UDP port; persistently storing the dynamic configuration input; generating a real-time data stream conforming to a PDXP protocol according to the dynamic configuration input of the persistent storage; according to the remote control instruction, carrying out simulation and simulation processing on the real-time data stream to obtain a remote measurement simulation real-time data stream; and (4) according to the telemetering simulation real-time data stream, obtaining satellite simulation data.
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a satellite simulation module may perform satellite simulation based on dynamic configuration input and remote control commands and output satellite simulation data. The satellite simulation module can monitor the dynamic configuration input through a Servelet or UDP port and perform persistent storage on the dynamic configuration input. Furthermore, in the simulation process, after the telemetry generation logic port receives the dynamic configuration input, the telemetry generation logic port can continuously generate a corresponding simulated real-time data stream which conforms to the PDXP protocol according to the configured satellite model and data. And the satellite simulation module can receive the remote control instruction, match the corresponding satellite model based on the remote control instruction and change the corresponding remote measurement parameters, namely, carry out simulation processing and trigger the change of the simulation real-time data stream, thereby obtaining the remote measurement simulation real-time data stream. The telemetry analog real-time data stream may be determined as satellite simulation data. Further, the generated telemetry simulation real-time data stream may be asynchronously pushed to downstream services for consumption by message middleware such as Kafka/rocktmq.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in step S102, the simulation data includes baseband simulation data, and the baseband simulation based on the dynamic configuration input and the timing control instruction includes: starting an HTTP servlet or UDP port; acquiring dynamic configuration input through an HTTP servlet or UDP port; persistently storing the dynamic configuration input; according to the time sequence control instruction, carrying out simulation processing on the dynamic configuration input according to the persistent storage to generate a real-time data stream conforming to the PDXP protocol; and obtaining baseband simulation data according to the real-time data stream.
According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the baseband be simulation module may perform baseband simulation based on the dynamic configuration input and the timing control instruction and output baseband simulation data. The baseband BEE simulation module may listen to the dynamic configuration input through the Serelet or UDP port and persistently store it. Furthermore, in the simulation process, after the data generation logic port receives the dynamic configuration input, the corresponding simulated real-time data stream conforming to the PDXP protocol can be continuously generated according to the configured satellite model and the time sequence control instruction. Also, the real-time data stream may be determined as baseband emulation data. Further, the generated real-time data stream can be asynchronously pushed to a downstream service for consumption through message middleware such as Kafka/RocketMQ.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in step S102, the simulation data includes antenna simulation data, and the baseband simulation based on the dynamic configuration input and the timing control instruction includes: starting an HTTP servlet or UDP port; acquiring dynamic configuration input through an HTTP servlet or UDP port; persistently storing the dynamic configuration input; according to the time sequence control instruction, carrying out simulation processing on the dynamic configuration input according to the persistent storage to generate a real-time data stream conforming to the PDXP protocol; and acquiring antenna simulation data according to the real-time data stream.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the antenna ACU simulation module may perform baseband simulation based on the dynamic configuration input and the timing control instruction, and output antenna simulation data. The antenna ACU emulation module may listen to the dynamic configuration input through the servlet or UDP port and persistently store it. Furthermore, in the simulation process, after the data generation logic port receives the dynamic configuration input, the corresponding simulated real-time data stream conforming to the PDXP protocol can be continuously generated according to the configured satellite model and the time sequence control instruction. And, the real-time data stream may be determined as antenna simulation data. Further, the generated real-time data stream may be asynchronously pushed to downstream services for consumption by message middleware such as Kafka/rocktmq.
According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the above satellite simulation module, baseband BEE simulation module, and antenna ACU simulation module may work independently or jointly, which is not limited by the present disclosure.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, step S103 may include: the simulation data is output through Redis, kafka or RockcketMQ. The message middleware such as Redis, kafka or rocktmq can aggregate and output the above obtained simulation data, for example, to the application software through a unified protocol interface, for example, the application software which analyzes and displays the simulation data, and the like. The present disclosure is not so limited.
According to the method and the device, dependence on real satellites and ground resources can be eliminated, remote measurement and control can be independently and efficiently carried out, automatic testing of the whole system can be independently and efficiently carried out, software research and development level and product quality can be further improved, cost can be saved, and testing quality and reliability can be improved.
Fig. 5 exemplarily shows a block diagram of a virtual satellite measurement and control simulation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and as shown in fig. 5, the apparatus includes:
the receiving module is used for receiving dynamic configuration input, a remote control instruction and a time sequence control instruction;
a simulation module for performing at least one of a satellite simulation based on the dynamic configuration input and the remote control command, a baseband simulation based on the dynamic configuration input and the timing control command, and an antenna simulation based on the dynamic configuration input and the timing control command, to obtain simulation data;
and the output module is used for outputting the simulation data.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the dynamic configuration input includes at least one of satellite telemetry parameters, baseband configuration parameters, and antenna configuration parameters.
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the satellite telemetry parameters include satellite telemetry frame structure data, the data structure of which includes a VALUE, a COUNTER, an enumeration ENUM, a fixed telemetry packet FIXEDDATA, a telemetry Bao Yu PACKAGES field.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the simulation data includes satellite simulation data, the simulation module is further configured to: starting an HTTP servlet or UDP port; acquiring dynamic configuration input through an HTTP servlet or UDP port; persistently storing the dynamic configuration input; generating a real-time data stream conforming to a PDXP protocol according to the dynamically configured input of the persistent storage; according to the remote control instruction, carrying out simulation processing on the real-time data stream to obtain a telemetering simulation real-time data stream; and (4) according to the telemetering simulation real-time data stream, obtaining satellite simulation data.
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the emulation data includes baseband emulation data, the emulation module is further configured to: starting an HTTP servlet or UDP port; acquiring dynamic configuration input through an HTTP servlet or UDP port; persistently storing the dynamic configuration input; according to the time sequence control instruction, carrying out simulation processing on the dynamic configuration input according to the persistent storage to generate a real-time data stream conforming to the PDXP protocol; and obtaining baseband simulation data according to the real-time data stream.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the simulation data includes antenna simulation data, the simulation module is further configured to: starting an HTTP servlet or UDP port; acquiring dynamic configuration input through an HTTP servlet or UDP port; persistently storing the dynamic configuration input; according to the time sequence control instruction, carrying out simulation processing on the dynamic configuration input according to the persistent storage to generate a real-time data stream conforming to the PDXP protocol; and acquiring antenna simulation data according to the real-time data stream.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the output module is further configured to: and outputting the simulation data through Redis, kafka or RockketMQ.
Fig. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a virtual satellite measurement and control simulation device according to an example embodiment. The device 1600 may be provided as a terminal or server, for example. Device 1600 includes a processing component 1602, and memory resources, represented by memory 1603, for storing instructions, such as applications, that are executable by processing component 1602. The application programs stored in memory 1603 may include one or more modules each corresponding to a set of instructions. Further, the processing component 1602 is configured to execute instructions to perform the above-described methods.
The device 1600 may also include a power component 1606 configured to perform power management for the device 1600, a wired or wireless network interface 1605 configured to connect the device 1600 to a network, and an input/output (I/O) interface 1608. The device 1600 may operate based on an operating system stored in memory 1603, such as Windows Server, mac OS XTM, unixTM, linuxTM, freeBSDTM, or the like.
The present invention may be methods, apparatus, systems and/or computer program products. The computer program product may include a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program instructions embodied therein for carrying out aspects of the present invention.
The computer readable storage medium may be a tangible device that can hold and store the instructions for use by the instruction execution device. The computer readable storage medium may be, for example, but not limited to, an electronic memory device, a magnetic memory device, an optical memory device, an electromagnetic memory device, a semiconductor memory device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. More specific examples (a non-exhaustive list) of the computer readable storage medium would include the following: a portable computer diskette, a hard disk, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), a Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), a Digital Versatile Disc (DVD), a memory stick, a floppy disk, a mechanical coding device, such as punch cards or in-groove projection structures having instructions stored thereon, and any suitable combination of the foregoing. Computer-readable storage media as used herein is not to be construed as transitory signals per se, such as radio waves or other freely propagating electromagnetic waves, electromagnetic waves propagating through a waveguide or other transmission medium (e.g., optical pulses through a fiber optic cable), or electrical signals transmitted through electrical wires.
The computer-readable program instructions described herein may be downloaded from a computer-readable storage medium to a respective computing/processing device, or to an external computer or external storage device over a network, such as the internet, a local area network, a wide area network, and/or a wireless network. The network may include copper transmission cables, fiber optic transmission, wireless transmission, routers, firewalls, switches, gateway computers and/or edge servers. The network adapter card or network interface in each computing/processing device receives computer-readable program instructions from the network and forwards the computer-readable program instructions for storage in a computer-readable storage medium in the respective computing/processing device.
The computer program instructions for carrying out operations of the present invention may be assembler instructions, instruction Set Architecture (ISA) instructions, machine-related instructions, microcode, firmware instructions, state setting data, or source or object code written in any combination of one or more programming languages, including an object oriented programming language such as Smalltalk, C + + or the like and conventional procedural programming languages, such as the "C" programming language or similar programming languages. The computer-readable program instructions may execute entirely on the user's computer, partly on the user's computer, as a stand-alone software package, partly on the user's computer and partly on a remote computer or entirely on the remote computer or server. In the case of a remote computer, the remote computer may be connected to the user's computer through any type of network, including a Local Area Network (LAN) or a Wide Area Network (WAN), or the connection may be made to an external computer (for example, through the Internet using an Internet service provider). In some embodiments, aspects of the present invention are implemented by personalizing an electronic circuit, such as a programmable logic circuit, a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), or a Programmable Logic Array (PLA), with state information of computer-readable program instructions, which can execute the computer-readable program instructions.
Aspects of the present invention are described herein with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems) and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each block of the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, and combinations of blocks in the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer-readable program instructions.
These computer-readable program instructions may be provided to a processing unit of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processing unit of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for implementing the functions/acts specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks. These computer-readable program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable storage medium that can direct a computer, programmable data processing apparatus, and/or other devices to function in a particular manner, such that the computer-readable medium storing the instructions comprises an article of manufacture including instructions which implement the function/act specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks.
The computer readable program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer, other programmable data processing apparatus, or other devices to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer, other programmable apparatus or other devices to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the computer, other programmable apparatus or other devices implement the functions/acts specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks.
The flowchart and block diagrams in the figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems, methods and computer program products according to various embodiments of the present invention. In this regard, each block in the flowchart or block diagrams may represent a module, segment, or portion of instructions, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s). In some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. It will also be noted that each block of the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, can be implemented by special purpose hardware-based systems which perform the specified functions or acts, or combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions.
It is noted that, unless expressly stated otherwise, all features disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings) may be replaced by alternative features serving the same, equivalent or similar purpose. Thus, unless expressly stated otherwise, each feature disclosed is one example only of a generic series of equivalent or similar features. Where used, further, preferably, still further and more preferably is a brief introduction to the description of the other embodiment based on the foregoing embodiment, the combination of the contents of the further, preferably, still further or more preferably back strap with the foregoing embodiment being a complete construction of the other embodiment. Several further, preferred, still further or more preferred arrangements of the belt after the same embodiment may be combined in any combination to form a further embodiment.
It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that the embodiments of the invention described above and shown in the drawings are given by way of example only and are not limiting of the invention. The objects of the invention have been fully and effectively accomplished. The functional and structural principles of the present invention have been shown and described in the examples, and any variations or modifications of the embodiments of the present invention may be made without departing from the principles.
Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used for illustrating the technical solutions of the present disclosure, and not for limiting the same; while the present disclosure has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art will understand that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; and such modifications or substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the corresponding technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure.