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Count limits are checked against joint degrees · case 01

Commands beyond encoder travel pass because the geometric angle is small.

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ROOT CAUSE

The limit test uses the geometric angle instead of the final count.

VERIFIED REPAIR

Compare the computed counts with [lo,hi].

Unsuccessful approach: Comparing motor degrees is still a different unit from counts.

Case contract

Input [geo,off,dirs,ratio,lines,lims], all per-joint lists: IK joint angles (degrees) become encoder counts per joint as counts = floor(dirs*(geo-off)*ratio/360*lines*4 + 0.5) (quadrature gives 4 counts per line, half rounds up). lims holds inclusive [lo,hi] count limits; the first violating joint returns ["limit", i, counts].

Why this case matters

Inverse kinematics code turns task-space goals into joint commands; a wrong branch, sign, limit or update order sends a real arm to the wrong pose.

1 / The failure

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import math
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    geo,off,dirs,ratio,lines,lims=x
    out=[]
    for i in range(len(geo)):
        m=dirs[i]*(geo[i]-off[i])*ratio[i]
        cnt=math.floor(m/360.0*lines[i]*4+0.5)
        lo,hi=lims[i]
        if geo[i]<lo or geo[i]>hi: return ['limit',i,cnt]
        out.append(cnt)
    return out
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[['two joints nominal', [[[10, 20], [5, -5], [1, -1], [50, 30], [100, 100], [[-100000, 100000], [-100000, 100000]]]], [278, -833]], ['half count rounding up', [[[45], [0], [1], [1], [5], [[-10, 10]]]], [3]], ['negative fractional count', [[[-45], [0], [1], [1], [5.4], [[-10, 10]]]], [-3]], ['negative half rounds up', [[[-45], [0], [1], [1], [11], [[-10, 10]]]], [-5]], ['reversed joint with offset', [[[30], [90], [-1], [2], [180], [[-10000, 10000]]]], [240]], ['limit exceeded', [[[90, 0], [0, 0], [1, 1], [100, 1], [1000, 1000], [[-1000, 1000], [-10, 10]]]], ['limit', 0, 100000]], ['within limit exactly', [[[0, 9], [0, 0], [1, 1], [1, 1], [10, 10], [[-1, 1], [-1, 1]]]], [0, 1]]], [['negative fractional count', [[[-45], [0], [1], [1], [5.4], [[-10, 10]]]], [-3]], ['reversed joint with offset', [[[30], [90], [-1], [2], [180], [[-10000, 10000]]]], [240]], ['limit exceeded', [[[90, 0], [0, 0], [1, 1], [100, 1], [1000, 1000], [[-1000, 1000], [-10, 10]]]], ['limit', 0, 100000]], ['within limit exactly', [[[0, 9], [0, 0], [1, 1], [1, 1], [10, 10], [[-1, 1], [-1, 1]]]], [0, 1]], ['three joint arm', [[[45, -30, 12], [0, 10, -3], [1, -1, 1], [100, 80, 50], [500, 500, 256], [[-1000000, 1000000], [-1000000, 1000000], [-1000000, 1000000]]]], [25000, 17778, 2133]], ['gear down joint', [[[180, 45], [0, 0], [1, 1], [0.5, 4], [100, 100], [[-100000, 100000], [-100000, 100000]]]], [100, 200]], ['offset makes negative', [[[10], [40], [1], [3], [360], [[-5000, 5000]]]], [-360]]], [['two joints nominal', [[[10, 20], [5, -5], [1, -1], [50, 30], [100, 100], [[-100000, 100000], [-100000, 100000]]]], [278, -833]], ['negative half rounds up', [[[-45], [0], [1], [1], [11], [[-10, 10]]]], [-5]], ['three joint arm', [[[45, -30, 12], [0, 10, -3], [1, -1, 1], [100, 80, 50], [500, 500, 256], [[-1000000, 1000000], [-1000000, 1000000], [-1000000, 1000000]]]], [25000, 17778, 2133]], ['gear down joint', [[[180, 45], [0, 0], [1, 1], [0.5, 4], [100, 100], [[-100000, 100000], [-100000, 100000]]]], [100, 200]], ['offset makes negative', [[[10], [40], [1], [3], [360], [[-5000, 5000]]]], [-360]], ['motor degrees small counts large', [[[5], [0], [1], [100], [1000], [[-5000, 5000]]]], ['limit', 0, 5556]], ['geo within range counts out', [[[20], [0], [1], [50], [100], [[-100, 1000]]]], ['limit', 0, 1111]]], [['two joints nominal', [[[10, 20], [5, -5], [1, -1], [50, 30], [100, 100], [[-100000, 100000], [-100000, 100000]]]], [278, -833]], ['half count rounding up', [[[45], [0], [1], [1], [5], [[-10, 10]]]], [3]], ['negative fractional count', [[[-45], [0], [1], [1], [5.4], [[-10, 10]]]], [-3]], ['negative half rounds up', [[[-45], [0], [1], [1], [11], [[-10, 10]]]], [-5]], ['limit exceeded', [[[90, 0], [0, 0], [1, 1], [100, 1], [1000, 1000], [[-1000, 1000], [-10, 10]]]], ['limit', 0, 100000]], ['within limit exactly', [[[0, 9], [0, 0], [1, 1], [1, 1], [10, 10], [[-1, 1], [-1, 1]]]], [0, 1]], ['geo within range counts out', [[[20], [0], [1], [50], [100], [[-100, 1000]]]], ['limit', 0, 1111]]], [['negative fractional count', [[[-45], [0], [1], [1], [5.4], [[-10, 10]]]], [-3]], ['negative half rounds up', [[[-45], [0], [1], [1], [11], [[-10, 10]]]], [-5]], ['reversed joint with offset', [[[30], [90], [-1], [2], [180], [[-10000, 10000]]]], [240]], ['limit exceeded', [[[90, 0], [0, 0], [1, 1], [100, 1], [1000, 1000], [[-1000, 1000], [-10, 10]]]], ['limit', 0, 100000]], ['within limit exactly', [[[0, 9], [0, 0], [1, 1], [1, 1], [10, 10], [[-1, 1], [-1, 1]]]], [0, 1]], ['three joint arm', [[[45, -30, 12], [0, 10, -3], [1, -1, 1], [100, 80, 50], [500, 500, 256], [[-1000000, 1000000], [-1000000, 1000000], [-1000000, 1000000]]]], [25000, 17778, 2133]], ['motor degrees small counts large', [[[5], [0], [1], [100], [1000], [[-5000, 5000]]]], ['limit', 0, 5556]]]]
for label, args, expected in fixtures[N-1]:
    check(label, solve(*args), expected)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
two joints nominal[278, -833][278, -833]Passed
half count rounding up['limit', 0, 3][3]Failed
negative fractional count['limit', 0, -3][-3]Failed
negative half rounds up['limit', 0, -5][-5]Failed
reversed joint with offset[240][240]Passed
limit exceeded[100000, 0]['limit', 0, 100000]Failed
within limit exactly['limit', 1, 1][0, 1]Failed

SHA-256 / 44faf94613df6613c18262680f5edbb1ea06966af858debffcfb06e86b9095a4

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import math
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    geo,off,dirs,ratio,lines,lims=x
    out=[]
    for i in range(len(geo)):
        m=dirs[i]*(geo[i]-off[i])*ratio[i]
        cnt=math.floor(m/360.0*lines[i]*4+0.5)
        lo,hi=lims[i]
        if m<lo or m>hi: return ['limit',i,cnt]
        out.append(cnt)
    return out
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[['two joints nominal', [[[10, 20], [5, -5], [1, -1], [50, 30], [100, 100], [[-100000, 100000], [-100000, 100000]]]], [278, -833]], ['half count rounding up', [[[45], [0], [1], [1], [5], [[-10, 10]]]], [3]], ['negative fractional count', [[[-45], [0], [1], [1], [5.4], [[-10, 10]]]], [-3]], ['negative half rounds up', [[[-45], [0], [1], [1], [11], [[-10, 10]]]], [-5]], ['reversed joint with offset', [[[30], [90], [-1], [2], [180], [[-10000, 10000]]]], [240]], ['limit exceeded', [[[90, 0], [0, 0], [1, 1], [100, 1], [1000, 1000], [[-1000, 1000], [-10, 10]]]], ['limit', 0, 100000]], ['within limit exactly', [[[0, 9], [0, 0], [1, 1], [1, 1], [10, 10], [[-1, 1], [-1, 1]]]], [0, 1]]], [['negative fractional count', [[[-45], [0], [1], [1], [5.4], [[-10, 10]]]], [-3]], ['reversed joint with offset', [[[30], [90], [-1], [2], [180], [[-10000, 10000]]]], [240]], ['limit exceeded', [[[90, 0], [0, 0], [1, 1], [100, 1], [1000, 1000], [[-1000, 1000], [-10, 10]]]], ['limit', 0, 100000]], ['within limit exactly', [[[0, 9], [0, 0], [1, 1], [1, 1], [10, 10], [[-1, 1], [-1, 1]]]], [0, 1]], ['three joint arm', [[[45, -30, 12], [0, 10, -3], [1, -1, 1], [100, 80, 50], [500, 500, 256], [[-1000000, 1000000], [-1000000, 1000000], [-1000000, 1000000]]]], [25000, 17778, 2133]], ['gear down joint', [[[180, 45], [0, 0], [1, 1], [0.5, 4], [100, 100], [[-100000, 100000], [-100000, 100000]]]], [100, 200]], ['offset makes negative', [[[10], [40], [1], [3], [360], [[-5000, 5000]]]], [-360]]], [['two joints nominal', [[[10, 20], [5, -5], [1, -1], [50, 30], [100, 100], [[-100000, 100000], [-100000, 100000]]]], [278, -833]], ['negative half rounds up', [[[-45], [0], [1], [1], [11], [[-10, 10]]]], [-5]], ['three joint arm', [[[45, -30, 12], [0, 10, -3], [1, -1, 1], [100, 80, 50], [500, 500, 256], [[-1000000, 1000000], [-1000000, 1000000], [-1000000, 1000000]]]], [25000, 17778, 2133]], ['gear down joint', [[[180, 45], [0, 0], [1, 1], [0.5, 4], [100, 100], [[-100000, 100000], [-100000, 100000]]]], [100, 200]], ['offset makes negative', [[[10], [40], [1], [3], [360], [[-5000, 5000]]]], [-360]], ['motor degrees small counts large', [[[5], [0], [1], [100], [1000], [[-5000, 5000]]]], ['limit', 0, 5556]], ['geo within range counts out', [[[20], [0], [1], [50], [100], [[-100, 1000]]]], ['limit', 0, 1111]]], [['two joints nominal', [[[10, 20], [5, -5], [1, -1], [50, 30], [100, 100], [[-100000, 100000], [-100000, 100000]]]], [278, -833]], ['half count rounding up', [[[45], [0], [1], [1], [5], [[-10, 10]]]], [3]], ['negative fractional count', [[[-45], [0], [1], [1], [5.4], [[-10, 10]]]], [-3]], ['negative half rounds up', [[[-45], [0], [1], [1], [11], [[-10, 10]]]], [-5]], ['limit exceeded', [[[90, 0], [0, 0], [1, 1], [100, 1], [1000, 1000], [[-1000, 1000], [-10, 10]]]], ['limit', 0, 100000]], ['within limit exactly', [[[0, 9], [0, 0], [1, 1], [1, 1], [10, 10], [[-1, 1], [-1, 1]]]], [0, 1]], ['geo within range counts out', [[[20], [0], [1], [50], [100], [[-100, 1000]]]], ['limit', 0, 1111]]], [['negative fractional count', [[[-45], [0], [1], [1], [5.4], [[-10, 10]]]], [-3]], ['negative half rounds up', [[[-45], [0], [1], [1], [11], [[-10, 10]]]], [-5]], ['reversed joint with offset', [[[30], [90], [-1], [2], [180], [[-10000, 10000]]]], [240]], ['limit exceeded', [[[90, 0], [0, 0], [1, 1], [100, 1], [1000, 1000], [[-1000, 1000], [-10, 10]]]], ['limit', 0, 100000]], ['within limit exactly', [[[0, 9], [0, 0], [1, 1], [1, 1], [10, 10], [[-1, 1], [-1, 1]]]], [0, 1]], ['three joint arm', [[[45, -30, 12], [0, 10, -3], [1, -1, 1], [100, 80, 50], [500, 500, 256], [[-1000000, 1000000], [-1000000, 1000000], [-1000000, 1000000]]]], [25000, 17778, 2133]], ['motor degrees small counts large', [[[5], [0], [1], [100], [1000], [[-5000, 5000]]]], ['limit', 0, 5556]]]]
for label, args, expected in fixtures[N-1]:
    check(label, solve(*args), expected)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
two joints nominal[278, -833][278, -833]Passed
half count rounding up['limit', 0, 3][3]Failed
negative fractional count['limit', 0, -3][-3]Failed
negative half rounds up['limit', 0, -5][-5]Failed
reversed joint with offset[240][240]Passed
limit exceeded['limit', 0, 100000]['limit', 0, 100000]Passed
within limit exactly['limit', 1, 1][0, 1]Failed

SHA-256 / 60245eea8a87da62a6c729581706ef6e9f7384a4a818dcf853dd4805da3588d5

3 / The verified repair

Exit 0
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import math
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    geo,off,dirs,ratio,lines,lims=x
    out=[]
    for i in range(len(geo)):
        m=dirs[i]*(geo[i]-off[i])*ratio[i]
        cnt=math.floor(m/360.0*lines[i]*4+0.5)
        lo,hi=lims[i]
        if cnt<lo or cnt>hi: return ['limit',i,cnt]
        out.append(cnt)
    return out
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[['two joints nominal', [[[10, 20], [5, -5], [1, -1], [50, 30], [100, 100], [[-100000, 100000], [-100000, 100000]]]], [278, -833]], ['half count rounding up', [[[45], [0], [1], [1], [5], [[-10, 10]]]], [3]], ['negative fractional count', [[[-45], [0], [1], [1], [5.4], [[-10, 10]]]], [-3]], ['negative half rounds up', [[[-45], [0], [1], [1], [11], [[-10, 10]]]], [-5]], ['reversed joint with offset', [[[30], [90], [-1], [2], [180], [[-10000, 10000]]]], [240]], ['limit exceeded', [[[90, 0], [0, 0], [1, 1], [100, 1], [1000, 1000], [[-1000, 1000], [-10, 10]]]], ['limit', 0, 100000]], ['within limit exactly', [[[0, 9], [0, 0], [1, 1], [1, 1], [10, 10], [[-1, 1], [-1, 1]]]], [0, 1]]], [['negative fractional count', [[[-45], [0], [1], [1], [5.4], [[-10, 10]]]], [-3]], ['reversed joint with offset', [[[30], [90], [-1], [2], [180], [[-10000, 10000]]]], [240]], ['limit exceeded', [[[90, 0], [0, 0], [1, 1], [100, 1], [1000, 1000], [[-1000, 1000], [-10, 10]]]], ['limit', 0, 100000]], ['within limit exactly', [[[0, 9], [0, 0], [1, 1], [1, 1], [10, 10], [[-1, 1], [-1, 1]]]], [0, 1]], ['three joint arm', [[[45, -30, 12], [0, 10, -3], [1, -1, 1], [100, 80, 50], [500, 500, 256], [[-1000000, 1000000], [-1000000, 1000000], [-1000000, 1000000]]]], [25000, 17778, 2133]], ['gear down joint', [[[180, 45], [0, 0], [1, 1], [0.5, 4], [100, 100], [[-100000, 100000], [-100000, 100000]]]], [100, 200]], ['offset makes negative', [[[10], [40], [1], [3], [360], [[-5000, 5000]]]], [-360]]], [['two joints nominal', [[[10, 20], [5, -5], [1, -1], [50, 30], [100, 100], [[-100000, 100000], [-100000, 100000]]]], [278, -833]], ['negative half rounds up', [[[-45], [0], [1], [1], [11], [[-10, 10]]]], [-5]], ['three joint arm', [[[45, -30, 12], [0, 10, -3], [1, -1, 1], [100, 80, 50], [500, 500, 256], [[-1000000, 1000000], [-1000000, 1000000], [-1000000, 1000000]]]], [25000, 17778, 2133]], ['gear down joint', [[[180, 45], [0, 0], [1, 1], [0.5, 4], [100, 100], [[-100000, 100000], [-100000, 100000]]]], [100, 200]], ['offset makes negative', [[[10], [40], [1], [3], [360], [[-5000, 5000]]]], [-360]], ['motor degrees small counts large', [[[5], [0], [1], [100], [1000], [[-5000, 5000]]]], ['limit', 0, 5556]], ['geo within range counts out', [[[20], [0], [1], [50], [100], [[-100, 1000]]]], ['limit', 0, 1111]]], [['two joints nominal', [[[10, 20], [5, -5], [1, -1], [50, 30], [100, 100], [[-100000, 100000], [-100000, 100000]]]], [278, -833]], ['half count rounding up', [[[45], [0], [1], [1], [5], [[-10, 10]]]], [3]], ['negative fractional count', [[[-45], [0], [1], [1], [5.4], [[-10, 10]]]], [-3]], ['negative half rounds up', [[[-45], [0], [1], [1], [11], [[-10, 10]]]], [-5]], ['limit exceeded', [[[90, 0], [0, 0], [1, 1], [100, 1], [1000, 1000], [[-1000, 1000], [-10, 10]]]], ['limit', 0, 100000]], ['within limit exactly', [[[0, 9], [0, 0], [1, 1], [1, 1], [10, 10], [[-1, 1], [-1, 1]]]], [0, 1]], ['geo within range counts out', [[[20], [0], [1], [50], [100], [[-100, 1000]]]], ['limit', 0, 1111]]], [['negative fractional count', [[[-45], [0], [1], [1], [5.4], [[-10, 10]]]], [-3]], ['negative half rounds up', [[[-45], [0], [1], [1], [11], [[-10, 10]]]], [-5]], ['reversed joint with offset', [[[30], [90], [-1], [2], [180], [[-10000, 10000]]]], [240]], ['limit exceeded', [[[90, 0], [0, 0], [1, 1], [100, 1], [1000, 1000], [[-1000, 1000], [-10, 10]]]], ['limit', 0, 100000]], ['within limit exactly', [[[0, 9], [0, 0], [1, 1], [1, 1], [10, 10], [[-1, 1], [-1, 1]]]], [0, 1]], ['three joint arm', [[[45, -30, 12], [0, 10, -3], [1, -1, 1], [100, 80, 50], [500, 500, 256], [[-1000000, 1000000], [-1000000, 1000000], [-1000000, 1000000]]]], [25000, 17778, 2133]], ['motor degrees small counts large', [[[5], [0], [1], [100], [1000], [[-5000, 5000]]]], ['limit', 0, 5556]]]]
for label, args, expected in fixtures[N-1]:
    check(label, solve(*args), expected)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
two joints nominal[278, -833][278, -833]Passed
half count rounding up[3][3]Passed
negative fractional count[-3][-3]Passed
negative half rounds up[-5][-5]Passed
reversed joint with offset[240][240]Passed
limit exceeded['limit', 0, 100000]['limit', 0, 100000]Passed
within limit exactly[0, 1][0, 1]Passed

SHA-256 / 7cff4c4d78fa3a8992e9e6f13f34355ec4b0ddd96f25ef8980548dfbd6343582

Verification & scope

Deterministic planar or low-dimensional teaching model with a stipulated convention; not a general robotics library. This reproducer isolates one failure mechanism. Results cover the supplied fixtures. Variants within a family share a test contract and should remain grouped when constructing evaluation splits. Related mechanisms with a shared evaluation_group must also remain together; these controlled models are not independent production incidents.

Observations recorded using Python 3.12.14 at 2026-09-29T14:51:07.006976+00:00.

Case digest / cb7c613da66e99db19a57a0ed12de635235e30f288d9f732475cabd0819334c6