Error when launching e2e_simulator.launch.xml

[rt-2pm2]

Dear All,

Description

I am experiencing an issue while trying to launch the AWSim demo, precisely point 8.

It looks similar to an autoware issue that is supposed to be solved. In that case another demo was involved, but the error was similar, with the same package missing. I updated the sources after the PR solving that issue was merged (commit 0f84690), but the problem persists.

Versions

Ubuntu 22.04
ROS2 Humble

Expected behavior

The following command should start the demo without errors (the map path should be adjusted accordignly):
ros2 launch autoware_launch e2e_simulator.launch.xml map_path:=${HOME}/autoware_map/nishishinjuku_autoware_map vehicle_model:=awsim_labs_vehicle sensor_model:=awsim_labs_sensor_kit launch_vehicle_interface:=true

Error

The application stops with the error:

[ERROR] [launch]: Caught exception in launch (see debug for traceback): "package 'vehicle_velocity_converter' not found, searching: [...]

Do you have any hints at what could be the problem?

Thanks in advance

[rt-2pm2]

Note that I don't experience the error if I "cheat" by passing a wrong sensor kit: for example, the sample_sensor_kit.

I guess there is something related to the awsim_labs_sensor_kit

[rt-2pm2]

I think I found the problem.

The launch file awsim_labs_sensor_kit_launch/launch/sensing.launch.xml I had was referencing to the old naming convention. I updated the line <include file="$(find-pkg-share vehicle_velocity_converter)/launch/vehicle_velocity_converter.launch.xml"> with <include file="$(find-pkg-share autoware_vehicle_velocity_converter)/launch/vehicle_velocity_converter.launch.xml"> and I don't have anymore that error.

The strange thing is that on the repository for awsim_labs_sensor_kit that line was correctly referring to the right version (since one month ago?).

I don't know why on my machine, after deleting the sources and building everything from scratch I ended up with an older version.

The more puzzling thing is that the source folder contains the correct version too...so I don't understand why in the install folder I had the wrong version of the launch file....

[rt-2pm2]

I attribute the problem to a leftover of an old build that was not compatible with the current version.