1. A method of processing broadcast data in a broadcast transmitting system, the method comprising:
randomizing enhanced data;
Reed-Solomon (RS) encoding and Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) encoding the randomized enhanced data to build an RS frame;
encoding the enhanced data in the built RS frame at a coding rate of at least \xbd or \xbc;
first interleaving the encoded enhanced data;
deinterleaving the first interleaved enhanced data;
first multiplexing enhanced data packets including the deinterleaved enhanced data with main data packets including main data;
randomizing the main data in the multiplexed enhanced and main data packets;
second interleaving the enhanced data in the multiplexed enhanced and main data packets and the randomized main data to output a data group having the interleaved enhanced data and the interleaved main data;
trellis encoding data in the data group in a trellis encoding unit; and
second multiplexing the trellis-encoded data with field synchronization data and segment synchronization data,
wherein the data group includes first segments, second segments and third segments, the second segments being positioned between the first and third segments, the first segments having enhanced data and main data, the second segments having enhanced data and a plurality of known data sequences, and the third segments having enhanced data and main data, and wherein the enhanced data in the first, second and third segments are encoded by a non-systematic RS encoding scheme, the main data in the first and third segments are encoded by a systematic RS encoding scheme, and at least two of the plurality of known data sequences have different patterns.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the RS frame comprises (187\xd7N) bytes including the randomized enhanced data, P bytes of RS parity data added at each column of the (187\xd7N) bytes and 2 bytes of CRC data added at each row of the ((187+P)\xd7N) bytes, wherein both P and N are greater than 1.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first interleaving comprises performing block interleaving on the encoded enhanced data and wherein the second interleaving comprises performing convolutional interleaving on the enhanced data in the multiplexed enhanced and main data packets and the randomized main data.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
initializing at least one memory in the trellis encoding unit at each start of the plurality of known data sequences.
5. A broadcast transmitting system comprising:
a first randomizer configured to randomize enhanced data;
a Reed-Solomon (RS) frame encoder configured to RS encode and Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) encode the randomized enhanced data to build an RS frame;
a block processor configured to encode the enhanced data in the built RS frame at a coding rate of at least \xbd or \xbc and to first interleave the encoded enhanced data;
a deinterleaver configured to deinterleave the first interleaved enhanced data;
a first multiplexer configured to first multiplex enhanced data packets including the deinterleaved enhanced data with main data packets including main data;
a second randomizer configured to randomize the main data in the multiplexed enhanced and main data packets;
an interleaver configured to second interleave the enhanced data in the multiplexed enhanced and main data packets and the randomized main data to output a data group having the interleaved enhanced data and the interleaved main data;
a trellis encoding unit configured to trellis encode data in the data group; and
a second multiplexer configured to second multiplex the trellis-encoded data with field synchronization data and segment synchronization data,
wherein the data group includes first segments, second segments and third segments, the second segments being positioned between the first and third segments, the first segments having enhanced data and main data, the second segments having enhanced data and a plurality of known data sequences, and the third segments having enhanced data and main data, and
wherein the enhanced data in the first, second and third segments are encoded by a non-systematic RS encoding scheme, the main data in the first and third segments are encoded by a systematic RS encoding scheme, and at least two of the plurality of known data sequences have different patterns.
6. The broadcast transmitting system of claim 5, wherein the RS frame comprises (187\xd7N) bytes including the randomized enhanced data, P bytes of RS parity data added at each column of the (187\xd7N) bytes and 2 bytes of CRC data added at each row of the ((187+P)\xd7N) bytes, wherein both P and N are greater than 1.
7. The broadcast transmitting system of claim 5, wherein the block processor is further configured to performs block interleaving on the encoded enhanced data and the interleaver is further configured to perform convolutional interleaving on the enhanced data in the multiplexed enhanced and main data packets and the randomized main data.
8. The broadcast transmitting system of claim 7, wherein at least one memory in the trellis encoding unit is initialized at each start of the plurality of known data sequences.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An apparatus for optical inspection of thermal protection tiles (11) of a surface (16) of a space shuttle comprising a support frame (S) which bears a camera (K) and at least two light sources (B),
the light sources (B) and the camera (K) being oriented towards the intended place of said surface (16), whereby the light sources (B) can be driven separately by a controller (C),
said support frame (S) has an actuator, which is able to move said camera (K) in a certain distance towards said surface (F) of the space shuttle,
wherein said actuator comprises a jet propulsion (P) which independently moves the frame in a space around the space shuttle.
2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said support frame (S) comprises a spacer (D) which defines said certain distance between said camera (K) and said surface (F).
3. An apparatus for optical inspection of thermal protection tiles (11) of a surface (16) of a space shuttle comprising a support frame (S) which bears a camera (K) and at least two light sources (B),
the light sources (B) and the camera (K) being oriented towards the intended place of said surface (16), whereby the light sources (B) can be driven separately by a controller (C),
said support frame (S) has an actuator, which is able to move said camera (K) in a certain distance towards said surface (F) of the space shuttle,
wherein said support frame (S) comprises rolls (R) which move the apparatus along said surface of the space shuttle.
4. The apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein said support frame (S) comprises a jet propulsion (P1) which generates a propulsive force normal towards of the surface.
5. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said support frame (S) comprises a screen (N) for the purpose of shadowing a region of said surface to be inspected from the sun light.
6. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light sources emit light of the same wavelength.
7. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1,
wherein the support frame (S) bears exactly four light sources (B).
8. The apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the support frame (S) bears exactly four light sources (B).
9. The apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein said support frame (S) comprises a spacer (D) which defines said certain distance between said camera (K) and said surface (F).
10. The apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein said support frame (S) comprises a jet propulsion (P1) which generates a propulsive force normal towards of the surface.
11. The apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein said support frame (S) comprises a screen (N) for the purpose of shadowing a region of said surface to be inspected from the sun light.
12. The apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the light sources emit light of the same wavelength.