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Encoder resolution omits quadrature decoding · case 01

Counts are four times too small.

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ROOT CAUSE

Encoder lines are used as counts per revolution without the x4 quadrature factor.

VERIFIED REPAIR

Multiply lines by 4.

Unsuccessful approach: Multiplying by 2 models single-channel edge counting instead.

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]+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]]], [['half count rounding up', [[[45], [0], [1], [1], [5], [[-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 fractional count', [[[-45], [0], [1], [1], [5.4], [[-10, 10]]]], [-3]], ['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]], ['reversed joint with offset', [[[30], [90], [-1], [2], [180], [[-10000, 10000]]]], [240]], ['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]]], [['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]], ['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]]]]
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[69, -208][278, -833]Failed
half count rounding up[1][3]Failed
negative fractional count[-1][-3]Failed
negative half rounds up[-1][-5]Failed
reversed joint with offset[60][240]Failed
limit exceeded['limit', 0, 25000]['limit', 0, 100000]Failed
within limit exactly[0, 0][0, 1]Failed

SHA-256 / bc49b1de66ea8fd1cbe365c41b6210ea24faf1d833c10a2070f9174e1d731f42

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]*2+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]]], [['half count rounding up', [[[45], [0], [1], [1], [5], [[-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 fractional count', [[[-45], [0], [1], [1], [5.4], [[-10, 10]]]], [-3]], ['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]], ['reversed joint with offset', [[[30], [90], [-1], [2], [180], [[-10000, 10000]]]], [240]], ['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]]], [['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]], ['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]]]]
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[139, -417][278, -833]Failed
half count rounding up[1][3]Failed
negative fractional count[-1][-3]Failed
negative half rounds up[-3][-5]Failed
reversed joint with offset[120][240]Failed
limit exceeded['limit', 0, 50000]['limit', 0, 100000]Failed
within limit exactly[0, 1][0, 1]Passed

SHA-256 / ed701c6f6517d16bb21e2dd6bd5e38e975a3945030c940696912a67579eb60cf

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]]], [['half count rounding up', [[[45], [0], [1], [1], [5], [[-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 fractional count', [[[-45], [0], [1], [1], [5.4], [[-10, 10]]]], [-3]], ['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]], ['reversed joint with offset', [[[30], [90], [-1], [2], [180], [[-10000, 10000]]]], [240]], ['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]]], [['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]], ['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]]]]
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 / b0d94c7b6bf30020519eafbe21ead150630247f87cc6df22cffe5ead7f051043

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 2026-09-29T14:51:07.019477+00:00.

Case digest / 774edc690fc1e7813137bdc98641e260d198d84b929e4e82636a4c8976a66db5