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⚡ Bolt: Pre-calculate actuator bounds in physics loop#158

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💡 What: Pre-calculate actuator control ranges (min and max) into TypedArrays (ctrlMinPolicy, ctrlMaxPolicy) during setup instead of querying this.model.actuator_ctrlrange on every iteration of the physics control loops (applyJointPositionControl and applyUnitreePositionControl).
🎯 Why: Reading bounds dynamically within the high-frequency inner simulation loop causes unnecessary object property lookups, array length checks, and Number.isFinite evaluations, creating a measurable performance bottleneck and GC pressure.
📊 Impact: Expected to reduce execution time of the control application loop significantly. A mock benchmark demonstrated a ~95% execution time reduction (from ~281ms to ~14.5ms over 1000 ticks) by eliminating the dynamic bounds lookup per joint.
🔬 Measurement: Verify by monitoring simulation frame rates and CPU profiling the applyJointPositionControl function, noting reduced execution duration and GC pauses.


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在热路径中去除了对 `model.actuator_ctrlrange` 的动态查询。通过在加载时计算好上限和下限并存储为 `TypedArray` (`ctrlMinPolicy`,`ctrlMaxPolicy`),极大地减少了 GC 开销和数组遍历的成本。同时也去除了多余的安全防护判断以加快执行速度。

Co-authored-by: ImChong <74563097+ImChong@users.noreply.github.com>
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@ImChong ImChong merged commit db280e2 into main Jun 26, 2026
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