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Parameter values: Sort by alphabetical glider order
ID  160 HEADING  -1 PITCH_ADJ_DBAND  1 ALTIM_TOP_TURN_MARGIN  0
MISSION  3 ESCAPE_HEADING  0 ROLL_MIN  220 ALTIM_TOP_MIN_OBSTACLE  1
DIVE  250 ESCAPE_HEADING_DELTA  10 ROLL_MAX  3792 ALTIM_PING_DEPTH  0
D_SURF  3 FIX_MISSING_TIMEOUT  0 ROLL_DEG  40 ALTIM_PING_DELTA  50
D_FLARE  3 TGT_DEFAULT_LAT  4736 C_ROLL_DIVE  2180 ALTIM_FREQUENCY  12
D_TGT  990 TGT_DEFAULT_LON  -12218 C_ROLL_CLIMB  2270 ALTIM_PULSE  3
D_ABORT  1050 TGT_AUTO_DEFAULT  0 HEAD_ERRBAND  10 ALTIM_SENSITIVITY  2
D_NO_BLEED  200 SM_CC  225 ROLL_CNV  0.028270001 XPDR_VALID  4
D_FINISH  0 N_FILEKB  8 ROLL_TIMEOUT  15 XPDR_INHIBIT  90
D_PITCH  0 FILEMGR  0 R_PORT_OVSHOOT  26 INT_PRESSURE_SLOPE  0.0097660003
D_SAFE  0 CALL_NDIVES  1 R_STBD_OVSHOOT  34 INT_PRESSURE_YINT  1
D_CALL  0 COMM_SEQ  0 ROLL_AD_RATE  300 DEEPGLIDER  0
SURFACE_URGENCY  0 KERMIT  0 ROLL_MAXERRORS  0 DEEPGLIDERMB  0
SURFACE_URGENCY_TRY  0 N_NOCOMM  1 ROLL_ADJ_GAIN  2 MOTHERBOARD  4
SURFACE_URGENCY_FORCE  0 N_NOSURFACE  0 ROLL_ADJ_DBAND  0.029999999 DEVICE1  2
T_DIVE  480 UPLOAD_DIVES_MAX  -1 VBD_MIN  490 DEVICE2  20
T_MISSION  540 CALL_TRIES  5 VBD_MAX  3961 DEVICE3  35
T_ABORT  1440 CALL_WAIT  60 C_VBD  3046 DEVICE4  -1
T_TURN  225 CAPUPLOAD  0 VBD_DBAND  2 DEVICE5  -1
T_TURN_SAMPINT  5 CAPMAXSIZE  100000 VBD_CNV  -0.24529999 DEVICE6  -1
T_NO_W  120 HEAPDBG  0 VBD_TIMEOUT  720 SMARTS  0
USE_BATHY  -1 T_GPS  15 PITCH_VBD_SHIFT  0.0012300001 SMARTDEVICE1  -1
USE_ICE  0 N_GPS  20 VBD_PUMP_AD_RATE_SURFACE  4 SMARTDEVICE2  -1
ICE_FREEZE_MARGIN  0.30000001 T_GPS_ALMANAC  0 VBD_PUMP_AD_RATE_APOGEE  4 COMPASS_DEVICE  33
D_OFFGRID  1000 T_GPS_CHARGE  -12793.774 VBD_BLEED_AD_RATE  8 COMPASS2_DEVICE  -1
T_WATCHDOG  10 T_RSLEEP  3 UNCOM_BLEED  20 PHONE_DEVICE  48
RELAUNCH  1 RAFOS_PEAK_OFFSET  1.5 VBD_MAXERRORS  1 GPS_DEVICE  32
APOGEE_PITCH  -5 RAFOS_CORR_THRESH  60 CF8_MAXERRORS  0 RAFOS_DEVICE  -1
MAX_BUOY  120 RAFOS_HIT_WINDOW  3600 AH0_24V  146 XPDR_DEVICE  24
COURSE_BIAS  0 PITCH_MIN  155 AH0_10V  100 SIM_W  0
GLIDE_SLOPE  30 PITCH_MAX  3934 PHONE_SUPPLY  2 SIM_PITCH  0
SPEED_FACTOR  1 C_PITCH  2613 PRESSURE_YINT  -22.900637 SEABIRD_T_G  0.0043896637
RHO  1.028 PITCH_DBAND  0.1 PRESSURE_SLOPE  0.000115925 SEABIRD_T_H  0.00063842954
MASS  51810 PITCH_CNV  0.003125763 AD7714Ch0Gain  128 SEABIRD_T_I  2.5580319e-05
NAV_MODE  2 P_OVSHOOT  0.039999999 TCM_PITCH_OFFSET  0 SEABIRD_T_J  2.7701631e-06
FERRY_MAX  45 PITCH_GAIN  22 TCM_ROLL_OFFSET  0 SEABIRD_C_G  -10.180033
KALMAN_USE  2 PITCH_TIMEOUT  15 COMPASS_USE  0 SEABIRD_C_H  1.1381946
HD_A  0.003 PITCH_AD_RATE  140 ALTIM_BOTTOM_PING_RANGE  0 SEABIRD_C_I  -0.00092952099
HD_B  0.0099999998 PITCH_MAXERRORS  1 ALTIM_TOP_PING_RANGE  0 SEABIRD_C_J  0.0001655513
HD_C  9.9999997e-06 PITCH_ADJ_GAIN  0.059999999 ALTIM_BOTTOM_TURN_MARGIN  0

Pre-dive calculations and measurements:
GPS1  160207,6335.313,243.002,37,1.1,37,-3.5 TGT_NAME  INSHORE
_CALLS  1 TGT_LATLONG  6300.600,352.100
_XMS_NAKs  5 TGT_RADIUS  4000.000
_XMS_TOUTs  1 KALMAN_CONTROL  0.000,0.000
_SM_DEPTHo  3.19 KALMAN_X  0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0
_SM_ANGLEo  -61.7 KALMAN_Y  0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0
GPS2  160844,6335.363,243.034,13,1.6,31,-3.5 MHEAD_RNG_PITCHd_Wd  176.3,86687,-13.7,-6.875
SPEED_LIMITS  0.119,0.206 D_GRID  1271

Post-dive calculations and measurements:
FINISH  2.6,1.019716 _24V_AH  22.0,41.995
SM_CCo  26039,0.00,0.000,0,0,1965,265.17 _10V_AH  10.6,32.077
SM_GC  3.44,7.10,0.00,0.00,0.047,0.000,0.000,139,2173,1965,-7.65,-0.20,265.17 DATA_FILE_SIZE  78928,1623
IRIDIUM_FIX  6313.04,230.21,050798,080850 CAP_FILE_SIZE  209881,0
TT8_MAMPS  0.026845 CFSIZE  260165632,233402368
HUMID  1662 ERRORS  0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
INTERNAL_PRESSURE  9.13508 CURRENT  0.125,100.0,1
TCM_TEMP  16.20 GPS  100409,232407,6331.852,248.015,26,2.0,26,-3.4
XPDR_PINGS  0

Energy measurements:
devicesecsmAJsensorsecsmAJ
Pitch_motor32195139.95 SBE_CT113124597.22
Roll_motor15269232.05 SBE_O290719379.43
VBD_pump_during_apogee331141710323.96 WL_BB2F5881051360.02
VBD_pump_during_surface000.00 nil000.00
VBD_valve000.00 nil000.00
Iridium_during_init2910367.75 nil000.00
Iridium_during_connect31160111.07 nil000.00
Iridium_during_xfer191223937.23
Transponder_ping04200.00
Mmodem_TX000.00
Mmodem_RX000.00
GPS335017.80
TT8310119650.91
LPSleep191202443.87
TT8_Active50219105.38
TT8_Sampling3106391310.53
TT8_CF858845285.79
TT8_Kalman000.00
Analog_circuits201712256.67
GPS_charging000.00
Compass30478258.43
RAFOS000.00
Transponder050.03

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
14 end surface: CONTROL_FINISHED_OK
state 14 begin dive
16 -0.77 -116.7 0.0 0.0 0 26 0.00 0.00 -8.15 0.000 2 0.000 0.000 122 2169 2045
29 -0.77 -116.7 3.3 -0.0 1 128 8.18 2.38 -81.30 0.000 4 0.196 0.064 2363 3582 3523
158 -0.39 -116.7 7.0 -9.0 21 165 0.40 2.22 0.00 0.000 6 0.123 0.034 2488 2168 3523
503 -0.68 -116.7 21.0 -3.8 82 510 0.25 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.054 0.000 2379 2167 3524
849 -0.49 -116.7 55.9 -10.0 143 855 0.22 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.119 0.000 2454 2167 3524
1193 -0.63 -116.7 79.3 -5.7 204 1200 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.062 0.000 2389 2167 3524
1540 -0.51 -116.7 108.7 -8.6 265 1546 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.119 0.000 2457 2167 3524
1883 -0.67 -116.7 129.4 -6.2 326 1890 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.058 0.000 2378 2166 3525
2219 -0.50 -116.7 161.7 -9.9 376 2221 0.22 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.116 0.000 2450 2167 3525
2541 -0.64 -116.7 180.7 -6.0 406 2546 0.15 2.30 0.00 0.000 4 0.064 0.046 2382 3592 3525
2575 -0.50 -116.7 183.5 -8.7 408 2584 0.22 2.20 0.00 0.000 6 0.120 0.033 2452 2171 3525
2901 -0.64 -116.7 202.2 -5.7 438 2906 0.15 2.20 0.00 0.000 4 0.062 0.044 2386 770 3525
2922 -0.64 -116.7 204.3 -8.7 439 2926 0.00 2.20 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.037 2386 2177 3525
3248 -0.51 -116.7 233.1 -8.9 460 3250 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.123 0.000 2448 2178 3525
3560 -0.65 -116.7 251.4 -5.6 480 3562 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.064 0.000 2379 2178 3525
3871 -0.50 -116.7 277.2 -8.2 500 3873 0.22 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.117 0.000 2451 2178 3525
4185 -0.66 -116.7 294.0 -4.9 520 4187 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.061 0.000 2385 2178 3525
4505 -0.54 -116.7 319.7 -8.4 537 4507 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.119 0.000 2440 2177 3525
4814 -0.66 -116.7 338.3 -6.4 552 4819 0.12 2.28 0.00 0.000 4 0.067 0.051 2382 3590 3526
4841 -0.57 -116.7 340.6 -8.5 553 4846 0.15 2.20 0.00 0.000 6 0.130 0.035 2427 2182 3525
5158 -0.57 -116.7 363.6 -6.2 568 5162 0.00 2.22 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.047 2427 763 3525
5203 -0.57 -116.7 366.7 -7.0 570 5207 0.00 2.20 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.037 2427 2172 3525
5538 -0.64 -116.7 386.7 -6.2 586 5539 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2427 2172 3525
5845 -0.64 -116.7 405.9 -6.0 601 5849 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.044 2427 755 3525
5877 -0.64 -116.7 408.2 -6.9 602 5881 0.00 2.22 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.037 2427 2186 3525
6199 -0.70 -116.7 428.6 -6.4 618 6201 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.067 0.000 2368 2188 3525
6508 -0.53 -116.7 454.1 -8.3 633 6510 0.22 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.121 0.000 2439 2187 3525
6818 -0.67 -116.7 473.2 -6.4 648 6820 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.070 0.000 2383 2188 3525
7126 -0.56 -116.7 497.8 -8.3 663 7131 0.17 2.30 0.00 0.000 4 0.123 0.048 2437 759 3525
7182 -0.65 -116.7 502.0 -7.0 665 7185 0.00 2.20 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.037 2437 2168 3525
7504 -0.77 -116.7 521.3 -5.9 681 7506 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.058 0.000 2350 2169 3525
7812 -0.55 -116.7 549.7 -9.6 696 7814 0.28 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.121 0.000 2437 2169 3524
8122 -0.67 -116.7 567.9 -5.8 711 8126 0.12 2.25 0.00 0.000 4 0.072 0.047 2382 765 3524
8160 -0.50 -116.7 571.0 -8.7 712 8169 0.22 2.22 0.00 0.000 6 0.126 0.040 2449 2169 3524
8476 -0.70 -116.7 589.3 -5.9 728 8478 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.062 0.000 2376 2170 3523
8804 -0.58 -116.7 617.3 -8.6 741 8806 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.123 0.000 2430 2171 3522
9110 -0.69 -116.7 637.2 -6.2 751 9112 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.069 0.000 2375 2171 3521
9417 -0.57 -116.7 662.0 -8.2 761 9419 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.125 0.000 2429 2171 3520
9722 -0.70 -116.7 681.8 -6.5 771 9724 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.071 0.000 2375 2170 3519
10029 -0.58 -116.7 707.3 -8.4 781 10031 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.124 0.000 2430 2170 3518
10337 -0.70 -116.7 726.7 -6.1 791 10339 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.071 0.000 2376 2171 3518
10643 -0.59 -116.7 750.9 -8.0 801 10647 0.15 2.28 0.00 0.000 4 0.127 0.047 2422 766 3517
10682 -0.59 -116.7 753.9 -7.2 802 10686 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.041 2421 2175 3517
11012 -0.67 -116.7 774.2 -6.2 813 11013 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2421 2175 3516
11317 -0.76 -116.7 792.6 -6.1 823 11319 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.067 0.000 2357 2176 3515
11624 -0.58 -116.7 818.3 -8.5 833 11626 0.22 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.130 0.000 2426 2175 3514
11932 -0.70 -116.7 836.4 -5.7 843 11934 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.073 0.000 2375 2176 3513
12238 -0.60 -116.7 859.6 -7.8 853 12242 0.15 2.30 0.00 0.000 4 0.126 0.048 2419 759 3513
12270 -0.60 -116.7 862.0 -6.7 854 12274 0.00 2.22 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.041 2420 2172 3513
12606 -0.69 -116.7 882.6 -6.1 865 12608 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2419 2172 3512
12912 -0.78 -116.7 900.5 -5.8 875 12914 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.066 0.000 2349 2172 3512
13219 -0.57 -116.7 925.4 -8.2 885 13224 0.22 2.28 0.00 0.000 4 0.132 0.048 2422 771 3512
13264 -0.66 -116.7 928.6 -6.1 886 13268 0.00 2.22 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.041 2422 2170 3511
13589 -0.76 -116.7 946.0 -5.4 897 13591 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.066 0.000 2350 2171 3511
13894 -0.57 -116.7 970.3 -8.1 907 13896 0.25 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.126 0.000 2428 2171 3510
14201 -0.72 -116.7 987.7 -5.6 917 14203 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.067 0.000 2365 2171 3510
14259 end dive: TARGET_DEPTH_EXCEEDED
state 14259 begin apogee
14265 -0.23 0.0 992.0 6.3 919 14366 0.55 0.00 98.22 1.417 6 0.123 0.000 2539 2282 3046
14367 end apogee: CONTROL_FINISHED_OK
state 14367 begin climb
14369 0.77 116.7 994.8 0.0 922 14484 0.95 2.55 106.32 1.390 4 0.074 0.048 2857 3667 2569
14517 0.30 116.7 990.4 7.9 926 14523 0.55 2.38 0.00 0.000 6 0.135 0.031 2711 2257 2567
14831 0.76 167.3 976.1 4.9 936 14883 0.38 2.40 43.97 1.377 4 0.054 0.046 2864 861 2362
15068 0.52 167.3 954.0 9.8 943 15073 0.28 2.22 0.00 0.000 6 0.127 0.036 2783 2247 2357
15397 0.62 167.3 930.3 7.0 954 15401 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.054 2783 3684 2355
15459 0.62 167.3 925.5 7.8 956 15463 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.036 2782 2251 2355
15799 0.71 167.3 902.0 7.1 967 15804 0.17 2.20 0.00 0.000 4 0.061 0.047 2856 858 2355
15882 0.52 167.3 894.4 8.9 969 15887 0.25 2.17 0.00 0.000 6 0.125 0.037 2779 2251 2354
16200 0.66 185.8 874.4 6.1 980 16222 0.15 2.35 15.88 1.294 4 0.067 0.053 2842 3689 2287
16267 0.43 185.8 868.6 9.8 982 16272 0.30 2.30 0.00 0.000 6 0.129 0.033 2752 2229 2286
16598 0.72 225.5 850.6 5.3 993 16639 0.22 2.22 35.45 1.325 4 0.059 0.047 2852 861 2125
16714 0.63 225.5 839.7 10.1 996 16719 0.12 2.20 0.00 0.000 6 0.126 0.037 2817 2237 2120
17026 0.63 225.5 812.7 8.7 1006 17030 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.050 2817 3681 2118
17109 0.63 225.5 804.6 10.0 1008 17114 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.035 2817 2232 2117
17433 0.63 225.5 776.4 8.6 1019 17436 0.00 2.17 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.046 2817 850 2116
17473 0.70 225.5 773.0 8.4 1020 17477 0.00 2.20 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.035 2817 2260 2115
17808 0.70 225.5 745.4 8.2 1031 17811 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.050 2817 3688 2115
17876 0.70 225.5 739.2 9.6 1033 17880 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.033 2817 2232 2116
18216 0.70 225.5 710.5 8.5 1044 18219 0.00 2.15 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.045 2816 859 2115
18277 0.78 225.5 705.2 8.1 1045 18284 0.15 2.17 0.00 0.000 6 0.062 0.035 2881 2259 2115
18589 0.58 225.5 670.2 11.3 1056 18594 0.25 2.28 0.00 0.000 4 0.122 0.048 2798 3683 2114
18622 0.65 225.5 667.0 7.9 1057 18626 0.00 2.22 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.035 2798 2250 2114
18957 0.80 225.5 642.7 7.0 1068 18962 0.20 2.20 0.00 0.000 4 0.058 0.046 2891 854 2114
19001 0.55 225.5 638.2 9.3 1069 19006 0.32 2.20 0.00 0.000 6 0.126 0.035 2790 2263 2114
19319 0.74 229.2 616.7 6.7 1080 19324 0.17 2.28 0.00 0.000 4 0.060 0.050 2865 3683 2114
19415 0.52 229.2 606.2 11.5 1083 19420 0.28 2.22 0.00 0.000 6 0.124 0.035 2784 2251 2114
19732 0.73 229.2 583.4 7.0 1097 19736 0.20 2.20 0.00 0.000 4 0.056 0.045 2877 856 2114
19804 0.57 229.2 576.0 10.8 1100 19809 0.28 2.17 0.00 0.000 6 0.123 0.035 2792 2258 2113
20119 0.75 229.2 553.6 6.9 1115 20124 0.17 2.30 0.00 0.000 4 0.061 0.051 2866 3683 2114
20186 0.53 229.2 546.5 12.6 1118 20191 0.28 2.25 0.00 0.000 6 0.124 0.036 2784 2236 2114
20509 0.74 230.2 524.0 6.8 1134 20513 0.20 2.17 0.00 0.000 4 0.056 0.046 2877 854 2114
20576 0.58 230.2 517.3 9.4 1137 20581 0.25 2.17 0.00 0.000 6 0.122 0.036 2800 2243 2113
20897 0.73 230.2 494.4 7.0 1153 20901 0.15 2.33 0.00 0.000 4 0.061 0.051 2867 3688 2113
21049 0.53 230.2 478.1 10.9 1159 21056 0.28 2.22 0.00 0.000 6 0.122 0.033 2783 2252 2113
21365 0.81 263.4 459.7 5.5 1175 21402 0.22 2.22 31.23 1.056 4 0.054 0.044 2887 859 1970
21476 0.70 263.4 448.1 11.4 1179 21481 0.17 2.22 0.00 0.000 6 0.126 0.034 2836 2264 1965
21797 0.78 263.4 418.2 9.3 1195 21801 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.049 2836 3682 1964
21869 0.78 263.4 410.6 10.3 1198 21873 0.00 2.22 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.032 2837 2252 1964
22196 0.84 263.4 378.0 10.1 1214 22201 0.15 2.17 0.00 0.000 4 0.062 0.041 2902 866 1963
22268 0.67 263.4 369.0 12.6 1217 22273 0.25 2.17 0.00 0.000 6 0.128 0.032 2827 2269 1962
22584 0.77 263.4 341.1 8.5 1232 22586 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.076 0.000 2872 2270 1962
22893 0.69 263.4 308.2 10.9 1247 22895 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.124 0.000 2835 2270 1962
23215 0.78 263.4 279.1 8.8 1266 23216 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2836 2270 1962
23527 0.86 263.4 250.6 9.3 1286 23529 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.063 0.000 2898 2270 1962
23840 0.68 263.4 212.2 12.4 1306 23842 0.22 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.120 0.000 2827 2271 1962
24162 0.80 263.4 184.0 8.9 1332 24164 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.064 0.000 2885 2271 1963
24481 0.69 263.4 148.9 10.5 1362 24488 0.17 2.28 0.00 0.000 4 0.119 0.049 2830 3679 1963
24523 0.69 263.4 144.5 10.4 1369 24530 0.00 2.20 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.032 2830 2251 1964
24866 0.80 263.4 112.8 9.4 1430 24874 0.12 2.20 0.00 0.000 4 0.064 0.042 2891 870 1965
24958 0.70 263.4 102.3 11.5 1446 24965 0.17 2.15 0.00 0.000 6 0.122 0.031 2839 2267 1964
25303 0.78 263.4 67.8 11.2 1507 25308 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2839 2267 1964
25646 0.86 263.4 30.7 10.2 1568 25654 0.15 2.25 0.00 0.000 4 0.061 0.048 2904 3680 1965
25717 0.60 263.4 20.7 14.7 1580 25725 0.35 2.17 0.00 0.000 6 0.120 0.028 2800 2252 1966
25926 end climb: SURFACE_DEPTH_REACHED
state 25926 begin surface coast
25962 end surface coast: CONTROL_FINISHED_OK
state 25962 begin surface