Table 6.257 — DRM_State_Related_Features

Property

Description

Class

  • <DRM State Related Features>

Superclass

Subclass

  • None.

Definition

A mechanism for specifying discrete states from a possibly continuous state value. Each discrete state corresponds to a branch of the <DRM State Related Features> and is identified by the <DRM State Data> for that branch; the state value itself is given by the state_tag of <DRM State Related Features>.

Class diagram

Figure 6.306 — DRM_State_Related_Features

Inherited field elements

Field name

Range

Field data type

unique_descendants1

 

Boolean

strict_organizing_principle2

 

Boolean

Field elements

Field name

Range

Field data type

state_tag3

 

EDCS_Attribute_Code

active_state_value4

 

Property_Data_Value

Associated to (one-way) (inherited)

  • None.

Associated to (one-way)

  • None.

Associated by (one-way) (inherited)

Associated by (one-way)

  • None.

Associated with (two-way) (inherited)

Associated with (two-way)

  • None.

Composed of (two-way) (inherited)

Composed of (two-way)

Composed of (two-way metadata) (inherited)

Composed of (two-way metadata)

  • None.

Component of (two-way) (inherited)

Component of (two-way)

  • None.

Constraints

Clarifications

1 If this value is TRUE, each “descendant” of this aggregation - that is, each <DRM Feature> instance that exists in the component tree rooted at the given <DRM Aggregate Feature> - shall be unique, in the sense that it shall appear in only one “branch” of this aggregation. If unique_descendants is FALSE, at least one <DRM Feature> instance appears in more than one “branch” of the aggregation.

2 If this value is TRUE, each “branch” of this aggregation strictly complies with the organizing principle for its particular subclass. If this value is FALSE, at least one “branch” does not strictly comply with the given organizing principle. See the organizing principle constraint for each specific subclass for details.

3 This is the state by which the component <DRM Feature Hierarchy> instances are being differentiated, and shall be an EAC which is designated as “state applicable”.

4 This is the default state. If the given <DRM State Related Features> instance has a <DRM State Control Link> component, this field is the target of that <DRM State Control Link> instance.

5 An association between two <DRM Feature> instances indicates that they are alternate representations of the same environmental object.

6 An association between a <DRM Geometry Hierarchy> instance and a <DRM Feature> instance indicates that the <DRM Geometry Hierarchy> and the <DRM Feature> are alternate representations of the same environmental object.

7 An association between a <DRM Property Grid> instance and a <DRM Feature> instance indicates that the <DRM Feature> and the <DRM Property Grid> (or some specific cell data within that <DRM Property Grid>) are alternate representations of the same environmental object. Each associated <DRM Property Grid> will indicate which is the case.

8 This relationship exists to support “attributes for derived objects.” That is, these components are used only to specify texture mapping information for geometry that is to be derived from the <DRM Aggregate Feature> by the consumer. These <DRM Image Mapping Function> instances shall use <DRM Image Anchor> components to specify the mapping.

9 This is needed for cases in which an <DRM Aggregate Feature> is significant only for a particular domain, such as radar.

Example(s)

  • Consider a <DRM Feature Model> representing a road in various states of damage - in this example, after flooding. The road's topological connections are different in various states of damage, due to bridges being washed away and various road segments being blocked due to fallen trees and the like.

    Consequently, the <DRM Feature Model> consists of a State Related Features instance, with state_tag = EAC_GENERAL_DAMAGE_FRACTION and active_state = 0,0 % (that is, initially the road is undamaged, before flooding takes place).

    State Related Features, Example 1

    Figure 6.307 — <DRM State Related Features> example

    The <DRM State Data> for each branch indicates the range of percent damage for which that branch describes the road's feature topology.