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Description

Gives Isaac Teleop an Xsens route: MVN Studio's "Isaac Teleop" network-streamer
preset -> UDP -> a tensor collection -> the stock FullBodyTracker.

The reader is a vendor row, not a new tracker type. FullBodyTracker is already
vendor-dispatched and FullBodySource already threads a TrackerVendor through the retargeting
engine, so body.xsens needs no new pybind type, no new Python source node, and works with stock
FullBodySource:

FullBodySource("body", vendor=TrackerVendor("body.xsens", {
    "collection_id": "xsens_full_body", "max_flatbuffer_size": "4096"}))

The plugin needs no vendor SDK. MVN Studio converts its own 23-segment skeleton to the
vendor-neutral 24-joint XR_BD_body_tracking layout and emits a core::FullBodyPose FlatBuffer --
the schema this repo already defines -- so the plugin forwards the payload bytes verbatim rather
than re-serialising.

xsens_full_body_plugin --collection-id=xsens_full_body --address=0.0.0.0 \
    --port=9764 --max-flatbuffer-size=4096

Every flag shown is its default, so a bare invocation matches MVN's preset. --address picks the
interface to bind; --address=127.0.0.1 confines the pusher to loopback. The older positional form
still parses, warns, and cannot be mixed with flags.

Notes for reviewers

  • 22 of 24 joints valid is correct. MVN has no finger tracking, so LEFT_HAND and RIGHT_HAND
    carry a copy of the wrist pose flagged invalid, and all_joint_poses_tracked is structurally
    always false.
  • A sequence gap is not proof of packet loss: seq is sent-only, and MVN skips it for frames it
    declines to build. A step back to 0 is a new MVN session.
  • A sample time moving backwards is a timeline rewind (scrubbing or restarting a recording), not
    a stale frame, and is never dropped -- doing so discarded every frame of a looped playback.
  • The header's sample_time_ns is on MVN's send-host clock, so it is not published as the local
    common clock; the plugin stamps that itself and forwards MVN's device clock verbatim alongside it.

Type of change

  • Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
  • New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
  • Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to change)
  • Documentation update

Testing

Platform: Linux (Ubuntu, x86_64), GCC C++20, Isaac Teleop main, CloudXR runtime 6.3.0-rc4.
The plugin is Linux-only and its CMake target degrades to a skip message elsewhere.

Unit tests -- 242 assertions across three suites, all registered with ctest and all run by the
default build (BUILD_TESTING is ON):

cmake -S . -B build && cmake --build build -j"$(nproc)"
ctest --test-dir build -R 'xsens_frame_decision|xsens_plugin_options|vendor validation' \
    --output-on-failure
  • xsens_frame_decision -- 114 assertions. Depends on nothing but flatbuffers and the schema, so
    it also builds standalone without a configured tree (the g++ line is in the plugin README).
  • xsens_plugin_options -- 120 assertions. Needs no runtime at all.
  • vendor validation -- 22 assertions in the existing suite, 8 of them new for body.xsens.

Mutation-checked. 16 deliberate breaks in the frame logic, all 16 caught. The vendor row was checked against both ways
it can be mis-registered, each previously silent: dropping the validate_vendor delegation fails 4
assertions (params fall through to "vendor params are not supported yet"), and dropping the
dispatch entry fails 5 (the id becomes unknown).

Live, against MVN Studio and a real CloudXR runtime:

  • Playing a recording: 22/24 joints valid, pelvis Y steady at hip height with X/Z moving, zero
    malformed, unverified or stale frames over the run.
  • Runtime killed mid-stream and restarted: recovered, stream resumed.
  • Runtime left down: gave up cleanly, exit 1 with counters printed.
  • 3 forced hard recv errors: re-bound, stream unbroken.
  • Duplicate seq 0: delivered=7 stale=1 resets=1, where it used to be delivered=8 resets=2.
  • Sample time +1 ns: delivered, not dropped.
  • The published payload hash across a clean run is unchanged by the refactor.

Linter/formatter: SKIP=check-copyright-year pre-commit run --all-files clean, and
clang-format --dry-run --Werror clean on all 15 changed C++ files.

Checklist

  • I have read and understood the contribution guidelines
  • I have run the linter and formatter with SKIP=check-copyright-year pre-commit run --all-files
  • I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
  • I have added tests that prove my fix/feature works (or explained why not)
  • I have signed off all my commits (git commit -s) per the DCO

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added an Xsens MVN full-body tracking plugin that streams validated pose data over UDP into OpenXR.
    • Added configurable collection IDs, network addresses, ports, and payload-size limits.
    • Added automatic recovery for network interruptions and runtime publishing failures.
    • Added telemetry counters and diagnostics for delivered, rejected, dropped, and recovered frames.
  • Documentation

    • Added setup, configuration, protocol, diagnostics, and troubleshooting documentation.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for frame validation, sequencing, timestamps, options, and vendor configuration.

#1)

## Description

Gives Isaac Teleop an Xsens route: MVN Studio's "Isaac Teleop" network-streamer
preset -> UDP -> a tensor collection -> the stock `FullBodyTracker`.

**The reader is a vendor row, not a new tracker type.** `FullBodyTracker` is already
vendor-dispatched and `FullBodySource` already threads a `TrackerVendor` through the retargeting
engine, so `body.xsens` needs no new pybind type, no new Python source node, and works with stock
`FullBodySource`:

```python
FullBodySource("body", vendor=TrackerVendor("body.xsens", {
    "collection_id": "xsens_full_body", "max_flatbuffer_size": "4096"}))
```

**The plugin needs no vendor SDK.** MVN Studio converts its own 23-segment skeleton to the
vendor-neutral 24-joint `XR_BD_body_tracking` layout and emits a `core::FullBodyPose` FlatBuffer --
the schema this repo already defines -- so the plugin forwards the payload bytes verbatim rather
than re-serialising.

```bash
xsens_full_body_plugin --collection-id=xsens_full_body --address=0.0.0.0 \
    --port=9764 --max-flatbuffer-size=4096
```

Every flag shown is its default, so a bare invocation matches MVN's preset. `--address` picks the
interface to bind; `--address=127.0.0.1` confines the pusher to loopback. The older positional form
still parses, warns, and cannot be mixed with flags.

### Notes for reviewers

- **22 of 24 joints valid is correct.** MVN has no finger tracking, so `LEFT_HAND` and `RIGHT_HAND`
  carry a copy of the wrist pose flagged invalid, and `all_joint_poses_tracked` is structurally
  always false.
- **A sequence gap is not proof of packet loss:** `seq` is sent-only, and MVN skips it for frames it
  declines to build. A step back to 0 is a new MVN session.
- **A sample time moving backwards is a timeline rewind** (scrubbing or restarting a recording), not
  a stale frame, and is never dropped -- doing so discarded every frame of a looped playback.
- The header's `sample_time_ns` is on MVN's send-host clock, so it is not published as the local
  common clock; the plugin stamps that itself and forwards MVN's device clock verbatim alongside it.

## Type of change

- [ ] Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
- [x] New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
- [ ] Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to change)
- [ ] Documentation update

## Testing

**Platform:** Linux (Ubuntu, x86_64), GCC C++20, Isaac Teleop main, CloudXR runtime 6.3.0-rc4.
The plugin is Linux-only and its CMake target degrades to a skip message elsewhere.

**Unit tests** -- 242 assertions across three suites, all registered with ctest and all run by the
default build (`BUILD_TESTING` is `ON`):

```bash
cmake -S . -B build && cmake --build build -j"$(nproc)"
ctest --test-dir build -R 'xsens_frame_decision|xsens_plugin_options|vendor validation' \
    --output-on-failure
```

- `xsens_frame_decision` -- 114 assertions. Depends on nothing but flatbuffers and the schema, so
  it also builds standalone without a configured tree (the `g++` line is in the plugin README).
- `xsens_plugin_options` -- 120 assertions. Needs no runtime at all.
- `vendor validation` -- 22 assertions in the existing suite, 8 of them new for `body.xsens`.

**Mutation-checked.** 16 deliberate breaks in the frame logic, all 16 caught. The vendor row was checked against both ways
it can be mis-registered, each previously silent: dropping the `validate_vendor` delegation fails 4
assertions (params fall through to "vendor params are not supported yet"), and dropping the
dispatch entry fails 5 (the id becomes unknown).

**Live, against MVN Studio and a real CloudXR runtime:**

- Playing a recording: 22/24 joints valid, pelvis Y steady at hip height with X/Z moving, zero
  malformed, unverified or stale frames over the run.
- Runtime killed mid-stream and restarted: recovered, stream resumed.
- Runtime left down: gave up cleanly, exit 1 with counters printed.
- 3 forced hard `recv` errors: re-bound, stream unbroken.
- Duplicate seq 0: `delivered=7 stale=1 resets=1`, where it used to be `delivered=8 resets=2`.
- Sample time +1 ns: delivered, not dropped.
- The published payload hash across a clean run is unchanged by the refactor.

**Linter/formatter:** `SKIP=check-copyright-year pre-commit run --all-files` clean, and
`clang-format --dry-run --Werror` clean on all 15 changed C++ files.

## Checklist

- [x] I have read and understood the [contribution guidelines](../CONTRIBUTING.md)
- [x] I have run the linter and formatter with `SKIP=check-copyright-year pre-commit run --all-files`
- [x] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
- [x] I have added tests that prove my fix/feature works (or explained why not)
- [x] I have signed off all my commits (`git commit -s`) per the [DCO](../CONTRIBUTING.md#signing-your-work)

Signed-off-by: Pieter van Berkel <Pieter.vanBerkel@movella.com>
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Adds Xsens full-body tracker support to the core factory and live-tracker library. Adds a Linux plugin that receives XTLP UDP datagrams, validates FlatBuffers pose payloads, tracks sequence and timestamp events, publishes accepted payloads through OpenXR, and recovers from socket or session failures. Adds option parsing, plugin metadata, documentation, build targets, and standalone tests.

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Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to 676e5

A routine packet loss during an MVN restart can halt pose updates, and reachable hosts can inject poses into the default deployment. Both paths should be corrected before merge.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant MVNStudio
  participant XsensFullBodyPlugin
  participant FrameDecider
  participant OpenXRSchemaPusher
  MVNStudio->>XsensFullBodyPlugin: send XTLP UDP datagram
  XsensFullBodyPlugin->>FrameDecider: classify datagram
  FrameDecider-->>XsensFullBodyPlugin: validated payload and frame metadata
  XsensFullBodyPlugin->>OpenXRSchemaPusher: push FullBodyPose payload
  OpenXRSchemaPusher-->>XsensFullBodyPlugin: publish result
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In `@src/plugins/xsens_full_body/frame_decision.cpp`:
- Line 77: Update the frame sequencing logic around last_seq_ so a lost seq == 0
reset datagram cannot cause all subsequent frames from the new session to be
treated as stale; use a reliable session identifier in the wire format or a
reset protocol independent of one UDP packet. Add a regression test covering a
non-zero prior session followed by dropping seq == 0 and accepting the next
new-session frame.

In `@src/plugins/xsens_full_body/plugin.yaml`:
- Around line 8-13: Update the pose ingest configuration near the args list to
bind the UDP listener to a restricted interface by default, preferably loopback
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outcome.session_reset = true;
last_sample_time_ns_ = 0;
}
else if (frame->seq <= last_seq_)

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Recover when the reset datagram is lost.

UDP can lose the first new-session frame at seq == 0. If the previous session ended at seq = 500, the next received new-session frame at seq = 1 enters this branch and is dropped as stale. Every following frame is then dropped until the new session reaches 501.

Add a reliable session identifier to the wire format, or add a reset protocol that does not depend on receiving one specific UDP datagram. Add a regression test that drops seq == 0 after a non-zero session.

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In `@src/plugins/xsens_full_body/frame_decision.cpp` at line 77, Update the frame
sequencing logic around last_seq_ so a lost seq == 0 reset datagram cannot cause
all subsequent frames from the new session to be treated as stale; use a
reliable session identifier in the wire format or a reset protocol independent
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# No --address: the deployed default binds every interface, as it always has. Add
# `--address=127.0.0.1` (or a specific NIC) to narrow which interface accepts the suit stream.
args:
- "--collection-id=xsens_full_body"
- "--port=9764"
- "--max-flatbuffer-size=4096"

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#!/bin/bash
# Check whether the plugin or its docs constrain the accepted source of UDP pose frames.
set -euo pipefail

fd . src/plugins/xsens_full_body -t f --exec-batch rg -n 'address|bind|recvfrom|source|firewall|0\.0\.0\.0|INADDR_ANY' {}

Repository: NVIDIA/IsaacTeleop

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#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail

printf '%s\n' '--- plugin configuration ---'
cat -n src/plugins/xsens_full_body/plugin.yaml

printf '%s\n' '--- socket setup and receive path ---'
sed -n '110,180p' src/plugins/xsens_full_body/xsens_full_body_plugin.cpp
sed -n '270,335p' src/plugins/xsens_full_body/xsens_full_body_plugin.cpp

printf '%s\n' '--- option defaults and runtime wiring ---'
sed -n '1,120p' src/plugins/xsens_full_body/plugin_options.hpp
sed -n '55,115p' src/plugins/xsens_full_body/xsens_full_body_plugin.cpp

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#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail

printf '%s\n' '--- receive validation and pose forwarding ---'
rg -n -A35 -B15 'recv|FullBodyPose|flatbuffer|max_flatbuffer|push_buffer|collection_id' \
  src/plugins/xsens_full_body/xsens_full_body_plugin.cpp \
  src/plugins/xsens_full_body/xsens_full_body_plugin.hpp

Repository: NVIDIA/IsaacTeleop

Length of output: 42398


Broken Authentication (CWE-306): Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Reachability: External · Exploitability: Moderate

Restrict the pose ingest interface by default.

The omitted --address uses the 0.0.0.0 default. The UDP path has no sender authentication or source-address filter, so reachable hosts can inject valid pose frames that are forwarded to the tracker.

🛡️ Proposed default
 args:
   - "--collection-id=xsens_full_body"
+  - "--address=127.0.0.1"
   - "--port=9764"
   - "--max-flatbuffer-size=4096"

If the suit streams from another host, document the firewall rule or add source-address filtering before forwarding frames.

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# No --address: the deployed default binds every interface, as it always has. Add
# `--address=127.0.0.1` (or a specific NIC) to narrow which interface accepts the suit stream.
args:
- "--collection-id=xsens_full_body"
- "--port=9764"
- "--max-flatbuffer-size=4096"
# No --address: the deployed default binds every interface, as it always has. Add
# `--address=127.0.0.1` (or a specific NIC) to narrow which interface accepts the suit stream.
args:
- "--collection-id=xsens_full_body"
- "--address=127.0.0.1"
- "--port=9764"
- "--max-flatbuffer-size=4096"
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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
minimal, and validate.

In `@src/plugins/xsens_full_body/plugin.yaml` around lines 8 - 13, Update the pose
ingest configuration near the args list to bind the UDP listener to a restricted
interface by default, preferably loopback via --address=127.0.0.1. If remote
suit streaming must remain supported, add the required source-address filtering
or document the necessary firewall rule before frames are forwarded.

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Comment on lines +83 to +87
if (options.used_legacy_positionals)
{
std::cerr << argv[0] << ": warning: the positional argument form is deprecated; use"
<< " --collection-id=, --port= and --max-flatbuffer-size= instead" << std::endl;
}

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perhaps shouldn't introduce legacy path from day 0

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