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Parameter values: Sort by alphabetical glider order
ID  144 HD_C  1.0513e-05 PITCH_MAXERRORS  1 ALTIM_TOP_PING_RANGE  0
MISSION  13 HEADING  -1 PITCH_ADJ_GAIN  0.039999999 ALTIM_BOTTOM_TURN_MARGIN  10
DIVE  171 ESCAPE_HEADING  0 PITCH_ADJ_DBAND  1 ALTIM_TOP_TURN_MARGIN  0
D_SURF  2 ESCAPE_HEADING_DELTA  10 ROLL_MIN  160 ALTIM_TOP_MIN_OBSTACLE  1
D_FLARE  3 FIX_MISSING_TIMEOUT  0 ROLL_MAX  3940 ALTIM_PING_DEPTH  0
D_TGT  990 TGT_DEFAULT_LAT  4736 ROLL_DEG  40 ALTIM_PING_DELTA  10
D_ABORT  1090 TGT_DEFAULT_LON  -12218 C_ROLL_DIVE  1900 ALTIM_FREQUENCY  13
D_NO_BLEED  200 TGT_AUTO_DEFAULT  0 C_ROLL_CLIMB  2100 ALTIM_PULSE  3
D_FINISH  0 SM_CC  400 HEAD_ERRBAND  10 ALTIM_SENSITIVITY  3
D_PITCH  0 N_FILEKB  4 ROLL_CNV  0.028270001 INT_PRESSURE_SLOPE  0.0097660003
D_SAFE  0 FILEMGR  0 ROLL_TIMEOUT  15 INT_PRESSURE_YINT  0
D_CALL  0 CALL_NDIVES  1 R_PORT_OVSHOOT  34 DEEPGLIDER  0
SURFACE_URGENCY  0 COMM_SEQ  0 R_STBD_OVSHOOT  44 DEEPGLIDERMB  0
SURFACE_URGENCY_TRY  0 KERMIT  0 ROLL_AD_RATE  400 MOTHERBOARD  4
SURFACE_URGENCY_FORCE  0 N_NOCOMM  1 ROLL_MAXERRORS  1 DEVICE1  2
T_DIVE  412.5 N_NOSURFACE  0 ROLL_ADJ_GAIN  0 DEVICE2  20
T_MISSION  450 UPLOAD_DIVES_MAX  -1 ROLL_ADJ_DBAND  0 DEVICE3  53
T_ABORT  1440 CALL_TRIES  5 VBD_MIN  480 DEVICE4  35
T_TURN  225 CALL_WAIT  60 VBD_MAX  3950 DEVICE5  -1
T_TURN_SAMPINT  5 CAPUPLOAD  0 C_VBD  2931 DEVICE6  -1
T_NO_W  120 CAPMAXSIZE  100000 VBD_DBAND  2 SMARTS  0
USE_BATHY  -1 HEAPDBG  0 VBD_CNV  -0.24529999 SMARTDEVICE1  -1
USE_ICE  0 T_GPS  10 VBD_TIMEOUT  720 SMARTDEVICE2  -1
ICE_FREEZE_MARGIN  0.30000001 N_GPS  20 PITCH_VBD_SHIFT  0.0012300001 COMPASS_DEVICE  33
D_OFFGRID  1001 T_GPS_ALMANAC  0 VBD_PUMP_AD_RATE_SURFACE  5 PHONE_DEVICE  48
T_WATCHDOG  10 T_GPS_CHARGE  -42188.996 VBD_PUMP_AD_RATE_APOGEE  4 GPS_DEVICE  32
RELAUNCH  1 T_RSLEEP  2 VBD_BLEED_AD_RATE  8 RAFOS_DEVICE  -1
APOGEE_PITCH  -5 RAFOS_PEAK_OFFSET  1.5 UNCOM_BLEED  20 XPDR_DEVICE  24
MAX_BUOY  150 RAFOS_CORR_THRESH  60 VBD_MAXERRORS  1 SIM_W  0
COURSE_BIAS  0 RAFOS_HIT_WINDOW  3600 CF8_MAXERRORS  0 SIM_PITCH  0
GLIDE_SLOPE  45 PITCH_MIN  500 AH0_24V  91.800003 SEABIRD_T_G  0.0043142079
SPEED_FACTOR  1 PITCH_MAX  3812 AH0_10V  61.200001 SEABIRD_T_H  0.00062953553
RHO  1.023 C_PITCH  2728 PRESSURE_YINT  -2.1256177 SEABIRD_T_I  2.3274781e-05
MASS  51458 PITCH_DBAND  0.1 PRESSURE_SLOPE  0.00011159377 SEABIRD_T_J  2.4096155e-06
NAV_MODE  1 PITCH_CNV  0.0046000001 AD7714Ch0Gain  128 SEABIRD_C_G  -10.012566
FERRY_MAX  45 P_OVSHOOT  0.039999999 TCM_PITCH_OFFSET  0 SEABIRD_C_H  1.1222577
KALMAN_USE  1 PITCH_GAIN  15 TCM_ROLL_OFFSET  0 SEABIRD_C_I  -0.0011971687
HD_A  0.0044757999 PITCH_TIMEOUT  15 COMPASS_USE  0 SEABIRD_C_J  0.000188736
HD_B  0.0099689998 PITCH_AD_RATE  175 ALTIM_BOTTOM_PING_RANGE  0

Pre-dive calculations and measurements:
GPS1  003208,5010.292,-14455.427,49,1.5,49,18.5 TGT_NAME  NW
_CALLS  1 TGT_LATLONG  5021.009,-14511.944
_XMS_NAKs  0 TGT_RADIUS  1852.000
_XMS_TOUTs  0 KALMAN_CONTROL  -0.106,0.219
_SM_DEPTHo  1.67 KALMAN_X  1286.5,45.3,483.3,1473.4,-1867.2
_SM_ANGLEo  -61.7 KALMAN_Y  131592.3,66.2,431.0,-113858.3,-938.6
GPS2  003708,5010.358,-14455.377,16,1.5,33,18.5 MHEAD_RNG_PITCHd_Wd  315.7,27792,-15.3,-8.000
SPEED_LIMITS  0.080,0.243 D_GRID  1001

Post-dive calculations and measurements:
FINISH  0.8,1.012020 XPDR_PINGS  105
SM_CCo  23356,48.65,0.622,3,0,1300,400.08 _24V_AH  23.3,34.451
SM_GC  1.61,0.00,0.00,48.65,0.000,0.000,0.622,495,1882,1300,-10.27,-0.51,400.08 _10V_AH  10.2,17.472
IRIDIUM_FIX  4953.05,-14449.20,171097,171757 DATA_FILE_SIZE  34925,611
TT8_MAMPS  0.029146 CAP_FILE_SIZE  151701,0
HUMID  1792 CFSIZE  260165632,247230464
INTERNAL_PRESSURE  7.66631 ERRORS  0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,3,0
TCM_TEMP  14.20 GPS  240708,070958,5013.341,-14458.891,40,2.3,59,18.5

Energy measurements:
devicesecsmAJsensorsecsmAJ
Pitch_motor2516497.02 SBE_CT43124241.53
Roll_motor21598496.81 SBE_O249519219.46
VBD_pump_during_apogee427137513696.73 Optode63133485.27
VBD_pump_during_surface48622705.11 WL_BB2F363105889.54
VBD_valve000.00 nil000.00
Iridium_during_init2910370.89 nil000.00
Iridium_during_connect28160107.80 nil000.00
Iridium_during_xfer123223642.71
Transponder_ping26420256.88
Mmodem_TX000.00
Mmodem_RX000.00
GPS335017.16
TT8138019278.85
LPSleep194742435.02
TT8_Active66419134.27
TT8_Sampling178939726.47
TT8_CF841345193.16
TT8_Kalman338127.85
Analog_circuits166612203.94
GPS_charging000.00
Compass17468142.52
RAFOS000.00

Guidance and control:
st_secs pitch_ctl vbd_ctl depth ob_vertv data_pts end_secs pitch_secs roll_secs vbd_secs vbd_i gcphase pitch_i roll_i pitch_ad roll_ad vbd_ad
18 end surface: CONTROL_FINISHED_OK
state 18 begin dive
20 -1.20 -146.6 0.0 0.0 0 95 0.00 0.00 -71.90 0.000 2 0.000 0.000 494 1894 2771
97 -1.20 -146.6 3.1 -3.6 7 135 10.50 2.40 -21.55 0.000 4 0.165 0.060 2462 496 3530
360 -1.11 -146.6 37.8 -12.1 30 364 0.10 2.28 0.00 0.000 6 0.123 0.032 2482 1899 3533
685 -1.11 -146.6 72.2 -10.5 60 689 0.00 2.40 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.054 2482 496 3534
724 -1.11 -146.6 76.6 -11.3 63 728 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.029 2482 1900 3534
1050 -1.11 -146.6 111.5 -10.4 80 1051 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2482 1903 3535
1360 -1.17 -146.6 140.1 -8.7 95 1361 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2481 1903 3535
1667 -1.25 -146.6 165.1 -7.8 107 1672 0.12 2.40 0.00 0.000 4 0.072 0.049 2448 499 3535
1733 -1.20 -146.6 171.5 -9.6 109 1737 0.00 2.30 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.036 2448 1908 3535
2068 -1.20 -146.6 202.5 -9.4 120 2072 0.00 2.40 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.049 2448 503 3535
2111 -1.20 -146.6 207.0 -10.1 121 2115 0.00 2.30 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.033 2448 1892 3535
2435 -1.20 -146.6 237.9 -9.5 132 2439 0.00 2.38 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.056 2448 502 3534
2473 -1.20 -146.6 241.9 -10.3 133 2477 0.00 2.30 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.034 2448 1911 3534
2802 -1.20 -146.6 271.5 -8.7 144 2806 0.00 2.42 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.052 2448 496 3534
2845 -1.20 -146.6 275.5 -9.4 145 2850 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.031 2448 1898 3534
3169 -1.20 -146.6 302.1 -8.2 156 3173 0.00 2.40 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.054 2448 499 3533
3196 -1.20 -146.6 304.6 -9.1 156 3200 0.00 2.30 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.038 2448 1906 3533
3533 -1.20 -146.6 332.2 -8.3 162 3537 0.00 2.40 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.051 2447 502 3532
3560 -1.20 -146.6 334.6 -9.0 162 3564 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.037 2448 1904 3533
3897 -1.20 -146.6 363.6 -8.8 168 3902 0.00 2.40 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.055 2448 502 3532
3959 -1.20 -146.6 369.7 -10.4 169 3963 0.00 2.30 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.038 2448 1911 3532
4323 -1.20 -146.6 405.9 -10.0 175 4327 0.00 2.40 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.051 2448 503 3531
4383 -1.20 -146.6 412.4 -10.6 175 4389 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.032 2448 1900 3531
4692 -1.20 -146.6 442.5 -9.6 181 4696 0.00 2.40 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.050 2448 495 3531
4729 -1.20 -146.6 446.3 -9.8 181 4734 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.031 2448 1898 3531
5056 -1.20 -146.6 475.7 -8.9 187 5060 0.00 2.40 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.055 2448 496 3530
5094 -1.20 -146.6 479.3 -8.9 187 5098 0.00 2.30 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.038 2448 1906 3530
5420 -1.20 -146.6 505.4 -7.9 193 5424 0.00 2.40 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.051 2448 503 3530
5474 -1.20 -146.6 510.2 -9.0 193 5481 0.00 2.30 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.031 2448 1902 3530
5784 -1.20 -146.6 534.9 -8.0 199 5785 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2448 1902 3529
6087 -1.20 -146.6 558.4 -7.7 204 6091 0.00 2.40 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.051 2448 499 3529
6152 -1.20 -146.6 564.0 -8.8 205 6157 0.00 2.30 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.037 2448 1892 3529
6518 -1.20 -146.6 592.6 -7.8 211 6522 0.00 2.38 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.051 2448 503 3529
6568 -1.20 -146.6 597.0 -8.5 211 6572 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.035 2448 1902 3529
6883 -1.20 -146.6 622.1 -7.9 217 6887 0.00 2.38 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.051 2448 503 3529
6915 -1.20 -146.6 624.8 -8.6 217 6919 0.00 2.30 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.034 2448 1897 3529
7253 -1.20 -146.6 650.2 -7.4 223 7254 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2448 1899 3528
7556 -1.20 -146.6 671.8 -7.1 228 7557 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2448 1898 3529
7859 -1.20 -146.6 692.6 -6.8 233 7860 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2448 1898 3528
8162 -1.20 -146.6 712.6 -6.6 238 8163 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2448 1899 3528
8465 -1.24 -146.6 733.6 -7.0 243 8469 0.00 2.40 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.055 2448 500 3527
8498 -1.24 -146.6 736.4 -8.3 243 8502 0.00 2.30 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.035 2448 1904 3528
8830 -1.28 -146.6 761.3 -7.7 249 8834 0.00 2.42 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.060 2448 495 3527
8879 -1.28 -146.6 765.6 -8.4 249 8883 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.033 2448 1897 3527
9195 -1.33 -146.6 790.3 -7.9 255 9199 0.00 2.40 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.053 2448 501 3527
9244 -1.33 -146.6 794.6 -9.0 255 9248 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.036 2448 1901 3527
9561 -1.37 -146.6 820.5 -8.2 261 9562 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2448 1904 3526
9862 -1.42 -146.6 845.0 -8.1 266 9864 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.075 0.000 2416 1904 3526
10165 -1.42 -146.6 872.6 -9.0 271 10169 0.00 2.42 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.064 2416 504 3526
10203 -1.36 -146.6 876.3 -9.9 271 10207 0.00 2.30 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.038 2415 1910 3526
10534 -1.36 -146.6 905.8 -8.9 277 10538 0.00 2.45 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.064 2416 506 3526
10566 -1.30 -146.6 908.9 -9.8 277 10571 0.15 2.30 0.00 0.000 6 0.117 0.041 2445 1895 3526
10898 -1.35 -146.6 934.7 -7.8 283 10902 0.00 2.45 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.071 2445 505 3526
10930 -1.35 -146.6 937.6 -8.5 283 10934 0.00 2.35 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.044 2446 1896 3525
11262 -1.40 -146.6 964.1 -8.0 289 11266 0.00 2.50 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.080 2445 504 3525
11294 -1.40 -146.6 967.1 -9.3 289 11299 0.00 2.40 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.051 2445 1896 3525
11625 end dive: TARGET_DEPTH_EXCEEDED
state 11625 begin apogee
11630 -0.33 0.0 994.4 8.2 295 11760 0.98 0.00 126.43 1.375 6 0.098 0.000 2653 2101 2931
11760 end apogee: CONTROL_FINISHED_OK
state 11760 begin climb
11763 1.20 146.6 998.6 0.0 297 11895 1.48 2.65 124.25 1.345 4 0.069 0.084 2988 3515 2331
11980 1.01 146.6 985.4 9.3 300 11985 0.20 2.47 0.00 0.000 6 0.115 0.061 2950 2115 2327
12311 0.94 146.6 958.6 8.0 306 12315 0.00 2.55 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.067 2950 684 2325
12360 0.83 146.6 954.0 8.1 306 12365 0.20 2.42 0.00 0.000 6 0.114 0.046 2911 2107 2325
12669 0.85 167.4 931.4 7.2 311 12690 0.00 0.00 18.50 1.245 6 0.000 0.000 2911 2107 2248
12973 0.91 179.9 908.6 7.5 316 12992 0.00 2.60 12.27 1.185 4 0.000 0.059 2911 682 2197
13020 0.91 179.9 904.6 8.4 316 13024 0.00 2.42 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.035 2911 2110 2195
13341 0.99 192.2 880.6 7.5 322 13356 0.15 0.00 12.10 1.178 6 0.071 0.000 2949 2111 2147
13644 0.99 192.2 854.7 8.5 327 13645 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2948 2111 2145
13946 0.99 192.2 829.4 8.3 332 13951 0.00 2.47 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.058 2949 679 2144
13979 0.93 192.2 826.3 9.4 332 13983 0.00 2.38 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.033 2949 2109 2143
14310 0.93 192.2 799.6 8.0 338 14315 0.00 2.45 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.056 2949 683 2143
14338 0.87 192.2 797.4 8.6 338 14342 0.15 2.35 0.00 0.000 6 0.117 0.034 2920 2102 2143
14669 0.95 222.9 774.5 6.9 344 14699 0.00 0.00 28.35 1.193 6 0.000 0.000 2920 2105 2022
14972 1.06 253.5 753.7 6.9 349 15007 0.15 2.55 27.88 1.169 4 0.071 0.051 2963 681 1896
15040 1.02 253.5 747.4 9.6 350 15044 0.00 2.38 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.032 2963 2103 1894
15405 1.02 253.5 713.3 9.4 356 15406 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2963 2103 1891
15708 1.02 253.5 685.1 9.4 361 15712 0.00 2.45 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.050 2963 680 1890
15746 1.02 253.5 681.2 10.4 361 15750 0.00 2.35 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.033 2963 2101 1890
16071 1.02 253.5 648.5 10.1 367 16073 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2963 2103 1889
16375 1.02 253.5 617.0 10.4 372 16378 0.00 2.45 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.050 2962 674 1889
16418 1.02 253.5 612.0 11.9 372 16422 0.00 2.38 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.039 2962 2097 1888
16744 1.02 253.5 578.7 10.2 378 16748 0.00 2.42 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.053 2963 682 1888
16771 1.02 253.5 575.6 9.6 378 16775 0.00 2.35 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.038 2963 2091 1889
17108 1.02 253.5 542.1 9.9 384 17112 0.00 2.42 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.052 2963 682 1888
17135 1.02 253.5 539.2 10.6 384 17139 0.00 2.38 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.033 2963 2099 1888
17472 1.02 253.5 507.2 9.4 390 17474 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2963 2102 1888
17775 1.02 253.5 480.0 8.9 395 17779 0.00 2.45 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.051 2963 680 1888
17819 1.02 253.5 475.7 9.8 395 17823 0.00 2.38 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.039 2963 2100 1888
18139 1.02 253.5 446.9 9.0 401 18143 0.00 2.45 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.050 2963 675 1888
18172 1.02 253.5 443.7 10.1 401 18176 0.00 2.35 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.037 2963 2099 1888
18503 1.02 253.5 414.2 8.9 407 18504 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2963 2102 1887
18806 1.02 253.5 387.3 8.8 412 18810 0.00 2.45 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.053 2962 675 1887
18838 1.02 253.5 384.3 8.7 412 18843 0.00 2.38 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.038 2962 2093 1887
19171 1.02 253.5 356.9 8.2 418 19175 0.00 2.42 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.052 2963 682 1887
19208 1.02 253.5 353.4 8.3 418 19212 0.00 2.38 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.034 2963 2099 1887
19534 1.02 255.6 327.6 7.9 424 19539 0.00 2.42 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.054 2963 681 1887
19561 1.02 255.6 325.3 8.3 424 19566 0.00 2.38 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.035 2963 2102 1887
19898 1.03 264.9 299.4 7.7 430 19910 0.00 0.00 9.77 0.831 6 0.000 0.000 2963 2105 1851
20204 1.03 264.9 273.6 8.9 440 20208 0.00 2.45 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.049 2963 676 1849
20236 1.03 264.9 270.4 9.6 441 20240 0.00 2.40 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.038 2963 2101 1849
20571 1.03 264.9 240.8 8.5 452 20575 0.00 2.42 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.056 2963 682 1849
20598 1.03 264.9 238.4 9.2 453 20602 0.00 2.35 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.038 2962 2105 1848
20931 1.03 264.9 209.3 8.8 464 20935 0.00 2.42 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.049 2963 682 1848
20959 1.03 264.9 206.9 8.4 465 20963 0.00 2.35 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.032 2963 2106 1848
21293 1.03 264.9 178.5 8.7 476 21294 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2963 2109 1848
21600 1.07 264.9 150.8 8.6 486 21604 0.00 2.45 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.049 2963 673 1848
21627 1.07 264.9 148.3 8.7 487 21631 0.00 2.35 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.039 2963 2102 1848
21948 1.17 287.7 123.7 7.2 503 21974 0.00 2.40 20.92 0.767 4 0.000 0.046 2963 3498 1757
21996 1.31 313.7 120.2 7.0 505 22029 0.22 2.35 23.33 0.747 6 0.058 0.036 3020 2080 1650
22339 1.31 313.7 88.2 9.0 522 22343 0.00 2.35 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.050 3020 701 1644
22393 1.27 313.7 83.0 8.9 524 22400 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.033 3020 2094 1644
22717 1.27 313.7 51.8 11.0 553 22718 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 3020 2098 1643
23036 1.31 341.9 23.6 7.0 583 23068 0.00 2.45 23.65 0.694 4 0.000 0.045 3020 3496 1534
23118 1.37 341.9 17.3 8.1 590 23125 0.00 2.30 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.036 3020 2096 1532
23314 end climb: SURFACE_DEPTH_REACHED
state 23314 begin surface coast
23337 end surface coast: CONTROL_FINISHED_OK
state 23337 begin surface