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Fix: Malformed quaternion literal breaks three Kinova Move Along Path Objectives - #861

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Fixes https://github.com/PickNikRobotics/BCR_platform_mirror/issues/21

The w component of orientation_xyzw was written as .0.0 instead of 0.0 at 12 sites across three Objectives:

  • kinova_sim/objectives/move_along_path.xml
  • kinova_sim/objectives/move_along_path_admittance.xml
  • kinova_gen3_base_config/objectives/move_along_path.xml

In 10.0 the port is typed as geometry_msgs::msg::Quaternion rather than vector<double>, so the value no longer parses and the Objectives fail to load:

The port with name "orientation_xyzw" and value "0.707;0.707;0.0;.0.0"
can not be converted to geometry_msgs::msg::Quaternion_

kinova_gen3_base_config is the hardware-facing config, so this affects the real arm as well as sim.

Tested: all three Objectives load and run in kinova_sim.

…bjectives

The `w` component of `orientation_xyzw` was written as `.0.0` instead of
`0.0` at 12 sites across three Objectives:

  kinova_sim/objectives/move_along_path.xml
  kinova_sim/objectives/move_along_path_admittance.xml
  kinova_gen3_base_config/objectives/move_along_path.xml

In 10.0 `CreatePoseStamped`'s `orientation_xyzw` port is typed as
`geometry_msgs::msg::Quaternion` rather than `vector<double>`, so the
value now fails to parse and the Objectives cannot be loaded at all:

  Failed to create Behavior Tree for Objective `Move Along Path Admittance`.
  The port with name "orientation_xyzw" and value "0.707;0.707;0.0;.0.0"
  can not be converted to geometry_msgs::msg::Quaternion_

Note `kinova_gen3_base_config` is the hardware-facing config, so this
affects the real arm as well as sim.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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  • Bug Fixes
    • Corrected pose orientation values used when moving along paths.
    • Improved reliable path execution across Kinova robot configurations and admittance control scenarios.

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The change corrects malformed quaternion orientation values in four waypoints across three Kinova path objective XML files.

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Kinova path objective quaternion corrections

Layer / File(s) Summary
Correct waypoint quaternions
src/moveit_pro_kinova_configs/kinova_gen3_base_config/objectives/move_along_path.xml, src/moveit_pro_kinova_configs/kinova_sim/objectives/move_along_path.xml, src/moveit_pro_kinova_configs/kinova_sim/objectives/move_along_path_admittance.xml
All four CreatePoseStamped waypoint quaternions in each objective now use 0.0 instead of the malformed .0.0 component.

Suggested reviewers: fdavulcu

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to d0e72

The PR corrects the malformed quaternion literals, but all three affected objectives still lack the required runnable metadata, creating a bounded risk that they will not be treated as runnable as expected. Merge should wait for this metadata fix or explicit owner acceptance.

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Description check ✅ Passed The description directly explains the malformed quaternion literals, identifies all affected Objectives, and describes the testing performed.
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Human Review Check ✅ Passed The commit changes only 12 quaternion literals in three Kinova Objective XML files; no auth, CI, deployment, API, script, or core behavior changes are present.

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src/moveit_pro_kinova_configs/kinova_gen3_base_config/objectives/move_along_path.xml (1)

104-106: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Add runnable="true" to all three top-level objective metadata blocks.

The three files contain subcategory metadata but omit the required runnable entry.

  • src/moveit_pro_kinova_configs/kinova_gen3_base_config/objectives/move_along_path.xml#L104-L106: add runnable="true".
  • src/moveit_pro_kinova_configs/kinova_sim/objectives/move_along_path.xml#L111-L113: add runnable="true".
  • src/moveit_pro_kinova_configs/kinova_sim/objectives/move_along_path_admittance.xml#L117-L119: add runnable="true".

As per coding guidelines: **/objectives/**/*.xml files must include runnable and subcategory metadata entries in MetadataFields.

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In
`@src/moveit_pro_kinova_configs/kinova_gen3_base_config/objectives/move_along_path.xml`
around lines 104 - 106, Add runnable="true" to the top-level Metadata element in
the MetadataFields blocks of
src/moveit_pro_kinova_configs/kinova_gen3_base_config/objectives/move_along_path.xml
lines 104-106,
src/moveit_pro_kinova_configs/kinova_sim/objectives/move_along_path.xml lines
111-113, and
src/moveit_pro_kinova_configs/kinova_sim/objectives/move_along_path_admittance.xml
lines 117-119, preserving each existing subcategory value.

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In
`@src/moveit_pro_kinova_configs/kinova_gen3_base_config/objectives/move_along_path.xml`:
- Around line 104-106: Add runnable="true" to the top-level Metadata element in
the MetadataFields blocks of
src/moveit_pro_kinova_configs/kinova_gen3_base_config/objectives/move_along_path.xml
lines 104-106,
src/moveit_pro_kinova_configs/kinova_sim/objectives/move_along_path.xml lines
111-113, and
src/moveit_pro_kinova_configs/kinova_sim/objectives/move_along_path_admittance.xml
lines 117-119, preserving each existing subcategory value.

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  • src/moveit_pro_kinova_configs/kinova_sim/objectives/move_along_path.xml
  • src/moveit_pro_kinova_configs/kinova_sim/objectives/move_along_path_admittance.xml

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