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Parameter values: Sort by alphabetical glider order
ID  543 HEADING  -1 ROLL_MAX  3944 ALTIM_TOP_MIN_OBSTACLE  1
MISSION  6 ESCAPE_HEADING  0 ROLL_DEG  40 ALTIM_PING_DEPTH  1050
DIVE  359 ESCAPE_HEADING_DELTA  10 C_ROLL_DIVE  3400 ALTIM_PING_DELTA  15
D_SURF  3 FIX_MISSING_TIMEOUT  0 C_ROLL_CLIMB  3280 ALTIM_FREQUENCY  13
D_FLARE  3 TGT_DEFAULT_LAT  -4230 HEAD_ERRBAND  15 ALTIM_PULSE  4
D_TGT  1000 TGT_DEFAULT_LON  -200 ROLL_CNV  0.028270001 ALTIM_SENSITIVITY  3
D_ABORT  1050 TGT_AUTO_DEFAULT  0 ROLL_TIMEOUT  15 XPDR_VALID  3
D_NO_BLEED  200 SM_CC  230 R_PORT_OVSHOOT  47 XPDR_INHIBIT  90
D_BOOST  0 N_FILEKB  4 R_STBD_OVSHOOT  31 INT_PRESSURE_SLOPE  0.0097660003
T_BOOST  5 FILEMGR  0 ROLL_AD_RATE  350 INT_PRESSURE_YINT  0.050000001
D_FINISH  0 CALL_NDIVES  1 ROLL_MAXERRORS  1 DEEPGLIDER  0
D_PITCH  0 COMM_SEQ  0 ROLL_ADJ_GAIN  0 DEEPGLIDERMB  0
D_SAFE  0 KERMIT  0 ROLL_ADJ_DBAND  0 MOTHERBOARD  4
D_CALL  0 N_NOCOMM  1 VBD_MIN  507 DEVICE1  2
SURFACE_URGENCY  0 N_NOSURFACE  0 VBD_MAX  3960 DEVICE2  101
SURFACE_URGENCY_TRY  0 UPLOAD_DIVES_MAX  -1 C_VBD  2474 DEVICE3  131
SURFACE_URGENCY_FORCE  0 CALL_TRIES  5 VBD_DBAND  2 DEVICE4  118
T_DIVE  400 CALL_WAIT  60 VBD_CNV  -0.245296 DEVICE5  -1
T_MISSION  420 CAPUPLOAD  0 VBD_TIMEOUT  800 DEVICE6  -1
T_ABORT  1440 CAPMAXSIZE  100000 PITCH_VBD_SHIFT  0.00061500003 LOGGERS  0
T_TURN  225 HEAPDBG  0 VBD_PUMP_AD_RATE_SURFACE  5 LOGGERDEVICE1  -1
T_TURN_SAMPINT  5 T_GPS  15 VBD_PUMP_AD_RATE_APOGEE  4 LOGGERDEVICE2  -1
T_NO_W  120 N_GPS  20 VBD_BLEED_AD_RATE  8 LOGGERDEVICE3  -1
T_LOITER  0 T_GPS_ALMANAC  0 UNCOM_BLEED  60 LOGGERDEVICE4  -1
USE_BATHY  0 T_GPS_CHARGE  -8876.3926 VBD_MAXERRORS  1 COMPASS_DEVICE  33
USE_ICE  0 T_RSLEEP  1 CF8_MAXERRORS  20 COMPASS2_DEVICE  -1
ICE_FREEZE_MARGIN  0.30000001 STROBE  0 AH0_24V  150 PHONE_DEVICE  48
D_OFFGRID  250 RAFOS_PEAK_OFFSET  1.5 AH0_10V  100 GPS_DEVICE  32
T_WATCHDOG  10 RAFOS_CORR_THRESH  60 MINV_24V  19 RAFOS_DEVICE  -1
RELAUNCH  1 RAFOS_HIT_WINDOW  3600 MINV_10V  8 XPDR_DEVICE  24
APOGEE_PITCH  -5 PITCH_MIN  86 FG_AHR_10V  0 SIM_W  0
MAX_BUOY  150 PITCH_MAX  3908 FG_AHR_24V  0 SIM_PITCH  0
COURSE_BIAS  0 C_PITCH  1628 PHONE_SUPPLY  2 SEABIRD_T_G  0.0043127281
GLIDE_SLOPE  30 PITCH_DBAND  0.1 PRESSURE_YINT  -55.913475 SEABIRD_T_H  0.00062185986
SPEED_FACTOR  1 PITCH_CNV  0.003125763 PRESSURE_SLOPE  0.00011638312 SEABIRD_T_I  2.2048062e-05
RHO  1.027 P_OVSHOOT  0.039999999 AD7714Ch0Gain  128 SEABIRD_T_J  2.2117231e-06
MASS  52459 PITCH_GAIN  39 TCM_PITCH_OFFSET  0 SEABIRD_C_G  -10.303595
NAV_MODE  1 PITCH_TIMEOUT  16 TCM_ROLL_OFFSET  0 SEABIRD_C_H  1.1762303
FERRY_MAX  45 PITCH_AD_RATE  175 COMPASS_USE  0 SEABIRD_C_I  -0.001936322
KALMAN_USE  1 PITCH_MAXERRORS  1 ALTIM_BOTTOM_PING_RANGE  0 SEABIRD_C_J  0.00024357962
HD_A  0.003 PITCH_ADJ_GAIN  0 ALTIM_TOP_PING_RANGE  0
HD_B  0.0099999998 PITCH_ADJ_DBAND  0 ALTIM_BOTTOM_TURN_MARGIN  20
HD_C  9.9999997e-06 ROLL_MIN  394 ALTIM_TOP_TURN_MARGIN  0

Pre-dive calculations and measurements:
GPS1  150213,162922,-4159.357,852.583,40,0.8,40,-25.1 TGT_NAME  GH3
_CALLS  1 TGT_LATLONG  -4200.000,900.000
_XMS_NAKs  0 TGT_RADIUS  5000.000
_XMS_TOUTs  0 KALMAN_CONTROL  0.199,-0.141
_SM_DEPTHo  1.99 KALMAN_X  10109.9,-25.3,283.8,59447.4,493.4
_SM_ANGLEo  -51.2 KALMAN_Y  269512.2,-263.6,-124.0,-212229.7,2703.0
GPS2  150213,164129,-4159.319,852.794,16,1.4,16,-25.1 MHEAD_RNG_PITCHd_Wd  150.4,9997,-14.7,-8.333
SPEED_LIMITS  0.144,0.244 D_GRID  1000

Post-dive calculations and measurements:
FINISH  1.3,1.011811 _10V_AH  9.9,42.175
SM_CCo  20394,40.05,0.681,1,0,1532,230.09 FG_AHR_24Vo  0.000
SM_GC  2.30,0.00,0.00,40.05,0.000,0.000,0.681,55,3406,1532,-4.92,0.17,230.09 FG_AHR_10Vo  0.000
IRIDIUM_FIX  -4143.80,846.31,150213,101019 MEM  354056
TT8_MAMPS  0.025466 DATA_FILE_SIZE  77147,1054
HUMID  56.34 CAP_FILE_SIZE  154683,0
INTERNAL_PRESSURE  9.05425 CFSIZE  259252224,234184704
TCM_TEMP  17.10 ERRORS  0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1
XPDR_PINGS  0 GPS  150213,222428,-4200.078,856.407,36,0.9,36,-25.1
_24V_AH  22.3,60.134

Energy measurements:
devicesecsmAJsensorsecsmAJ
Pitch_motor1222862.10 SBE_CT68424366.33
Roll_motor9059120.62 AA43302320331707.93
VBD_pump_during_apogee29712047990.38 WL_BB2FLVMT10931052560.94
VBD_pump_during_surface40680608.08 QSP2150468445.77
VBD_valve000.00 nil000.00
Iridium_during_init2610361.54 nil000.00
Iridium_during_connect2016074.88 nil000.00
Iridium_during_xfer4772232374.48 nil000.00
Transponder_ping04200.00 nil000.00
GUMSTIX_24V000.00
GPS19265.21
TT8261114386.73
LPSleep138972301.31
TT8_Active4431462.34
TT8_Sampling3041371127.01
TT8_CF8116747545.01
TT8_Kalman335919.56
Analog_circuits153212182.02
GPS_charging000.00
Compass284915443.77
RAFOS000.00
Transponder150.05

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 pitch_retries pitch_errors roll_retries roll_errors vbd_retries vbd_errors
17 end surface: CONTROL_FINISHED_OK
state 17 begin dive
20 -0.47 -146.1 0.0 0.0 0 64 0.00 0.00 -41.50 0.000 2 0.000 0.000 43 3425 2549 0 0 0 0 0 0
68 -0.47 -146.1 3.3 -4.5 5 95 5.93 2.28 -14.95 0.000 4 0.229 0.043 1467 1976 3071 0 0 0 0 0 0
254 -0.47 -146.1 22.0 -8.7 32 265 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.054 1458 3390 3075 0 0 0 0 0 0
347 -0.47 -146.1 32.1 -11.1 45 353 0.00 0.90 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.059 1454 3952 3074 0 0 0 0 0 0
538 -0.47 -146.1 51.6 -10.0 75 544 0.00 0.82 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.034 1453 3407 3075 0 0 0 0 0 0
779 -0.47 -146.1 76.2 -9.6 116 787 0.00 2.15 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.030 1454 1982 3076 0 0 0 0 0 0
839 -0.47 -146.1 81.3 -8.6 126 849 0.08 2.33 0.00 0.000 6 0.124 0.057 1468 3397 3076 0 0 0 0 0 0
1190 -0.47 -146.1 107.9 -7.1 174 1191 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 1469 3396 3076 0 0 0 0 0 0
1503 -0.47 -146.1 130.5 -7.5 194 1504 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 1468 3397 3077 0 0 0 0 0 0
1815 -0.47 -146.1 154.6 -7.5 214 1816 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 1469 3397 3077 0 0 0 0 0 0
2128 -0.47 -146.1 177.6 -7.4 234 2129 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 1468 3397 3077 0 0 0 0 0 0
2441 -0.47 -146.1 201.6 -7.8 254 2445 0.00 2.12 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.028 1469 1974 3077 0 0 0 0 0 0
2482 -0.47 -146.1 205.0 -7.4 256 2490 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.053 1460 3397 3078 0 0 0 0 0 0
2803 -0.47 -146.1 231.6 -8.4 277 2804 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 1459 3397 3078 0 0 0 0 0 0
3123 -0.47 -146.1 259.6 -8.8 296 3124 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 1459 3397 3078 0 0 0 0 0 0
3435 -0.47 -146.1 287.4 -9.0 311 3440 0.00 2.15 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.028 1460 1969 3077 0 0 0 0 0 0
3488 -0.47 -146.1 292.3 -8.1 313 3492 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.054 1449 3409 3078 0 0 0 0 0 0
3811 -0.47 -146.1 321.3 -8.9 329 3812 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 1449 3409 3078 0 0 0 0 0 0
4121 -0.47 -146.1 346.7 -8.2 344 4122 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 1449 3409 3077 0 0 0 0 0 0
4430 -0.47 -146.1 370.6 -7.8 359 4436 0.00 2.17 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.028 1449 1968 3077 0 0 0 0 0 0
4464 -0.47 -146.1 373.6 -8.0 360 4469 0.12 2.30 0.00 0.000 6 0.146 0.053 1471 3403 3076 0 0 0 0 0 0
4783 -0.47 -146.1 393.7 -6.3 375 4785 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 1471 3403 3076 0 0 0 0 0 0
5099 -0.47 -146.1 414.2 -6.5 387 5104 0.00 2.15 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.028 1471 1975 3076 0 0 0 0 0 0
5135 -0.47 -146.1 416.6 -6.6 388 5139 0.00 2.30 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.054 1462 3410 3076 0 0 0 0 0 0
5474 -0.47 -146.1 441.2 -7.4 399 5475 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 1462 3410 3076 0 0 0 0 0 0
5777 -0.47 -146.1 463.3 -7.3 409 5781 0.00 2.15 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.028 1462 1970 3075 0 0 0 0 0 0
5827 -0.47 -146.1 467.2 -7.4 410 5833 0.00 2.35 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.054 1452 3400 3075 0 0 0 0 0 0
6147 -0.47 -146.1 493.1 -8.3 421 6153 0.00 0.88 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.058 1447 3953 3074 0 0 0 0 0 0
6221 -0.47 -146.1 499.9 -9.7 423 6224 0.00 0.85 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.034 1447 3385 3074 0 0 0 0 0 0
6557 -0.47 -146.1 528.5 -8.5 434 6562 0.00 2.12 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.028 1447 1975 3074 0 0 0 0 0 0
6597 -0.47 -146.1 532.1 -8.2 435 6603 0.10 2.33 0.00 0.000 6 0.119 0.054 1469 3394 3074 0 0 0 0 0 0
6935 -0.47 -146.1 555.7 -7.0 446 6939 0.00 0.88 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.060 1467 3949 3073 0 0 0 0 0 0
7019 -0.47 -146.1 562.3 -8.0 448 7023 0.00 0.82 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.034 1466 3402 3073 0 0 0 0 0 0
7345 -0.47 -146.1 586.3 -7.3 459 7349 0.00 2.12 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.028 1467 1977 3072 0 0 0 0 0 0
7384 -0.47 -146.1 589.4 -7.1 460 7389 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.054 1457 3407 3072 0 0 0 0 0 0
7709 -0.47 -146.1 613.4 -7.3 471 7710 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 1456 3407 3071 0 0 0 0 0 0
8016 -0.47 -146.1 635.5 -7.2 481 8020 0.00 2.15 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.029 1456 1970 3071 0 0 0 0 0 0
8080 -0.47 -146.1 639.8 -6.5 483 8085 0.10 2.30 0.00 0.000 6 0.156 0.053 1471 3405 3071 0 0 0 0 0 0
8416 -0.47 -146.1 659.8 -5.8 494 8417 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 1471 3405 3070 0 0 0 0 0 0
8722 -0.47 -146.1 677.6 -5.8 504 8726 0.00 2.15 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.029 1471 1972 3069 0 0 0 0 0 0
8762 -0.47 -146.1 680.1 -5.8 505 8766 0.00 2.30 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.053 1462 3401 3070 0 0 0 0 0 0
9086 -0.47 -146.1 701.1 -6.5 516 9088 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 1462 3401 3069 0 0 0 0 0 0
9393 -0.47 -146.1 720.7 -6.4 526 9394 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 1462 3401 3068 0 0 0 0 0 0
9701 -0.47 -146.1 740.9 -6.6 536 9702 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 1462 3400 3068 0 0 0 0 0 0
10005 -0.47 -146.1 761.3 -6.7 546 10006 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 1462 3401 3067 0 0 0 0 0 0
10311 -0.47 -146.1 781.3 -6.6 556 10313 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 1462 3401 3066 0 0 0 0 0 0
10619 -0.47 -146.1 802.1 -6.9 566 10620 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 1462 3401 3066 0 0 0 0 0 0
10924 -0.47 -146.1 823.1 -6.9 576 10929 0.00 2.17 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.030 1462 1972 3065 0 0 0 0 0 0
10973 -0.47 -146.1 826.5 -6.7 577 10977 0.00 2.30 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.054 1452 3401 3065 0 0 0 0 0 0
11299 -0.47 -146.1 849.6 -6.8 588 11300 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 1451 3401 3065 0 0 0 0 0 0
11603 -0.47 -146.1 870.4 -6.6 598 11604 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 1452 3401 3064 0 0 0 0 0 0
11909 -0.47 -146.1 890.4 -6.5 608 11913 0.00 2.15 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.030 1452 1977 3064 0 0 0 0 0 0
11949 -0.47 -146.1 893.0 -6.5 609 11953 0.12 2.33 0.00 0.000 6 0.146 0.054 1473 3399 3063 0 0 0 0 0 0
12274 -0.47 -146.1 910.6 -5.4 620 12275 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 1473 3400 3063 0 0 0 0 0 0
12580 -0.47 -146.1 927.3 -5.5 630 12581 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 1473 3400 3062 0 0 0 0 0 0
12607 end dive: HALF_MISSION_TIME_EXCEEDED
state 12607 begin apogee
12615 -0.13 0.0 929.0 5.5 631 12765 0.35 0.00 147.32 1.204 6 0.124 0.000 1582 3272 2473 0 0 0 0 0 0
12767 end apogee: CONTROL_FINISHED_OK
state 12767 begin climb
12770 0.47 146.1 932.5 0.0 636 12925 0.57 0.00 150.25 1.164 6 0.080 0.000 1777 3272 1873 0 0 0 0 0 0
13229 0.47 146.1 879.4 12.7 651 13230 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 1778 3272 1856 0 0 0 0 0 0
13537 0.47 146.1 842.0 12.0 661 13538 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 1777 3272 1853 0 0 0 0 0 0
13842 0.47 146.1 805.4 11.8 671 13847 0.00 1.10 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.059 1777 3944 1852 0 0 0 0 0 0
13915 0.47 146.1 795.2 15.0 673 13919 0.00 1.02 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.033 1783 3268 1852 0 0 0 0 0 0
14251 0.47 146.1 752.8 12.4 684 14252 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 1783 3268 1851 0 0 0 0 0 0
14557 0.47 146.1 715.3 12.3 694 14561 0.00 1.10 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.059 1783 3945 1850 0 0 0 0 0 0
14660 0.47 146.1 700.7 14.7 697 14664 0.00 1.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.033 1787 3273 1850 0 0 0 0 0 0
15002 0.47 146.1 654.8 13.4 708 15007 0.00 1.10 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.057 1787 3953 1850 0 0 0 0 0 0
15064 0.47 146.1 645.4 14.9 709 15071 0.00 1.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.032 1793 3286 1850 0 0 0 0 0 0
15379 0.47 146.1 602.4 13.4 720 15380 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 1792 3286 1849 0 0 0 0 0 0
15687 0.47 146.1 565.6 11.6 730 15688 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 1793 3286 1849 0 0 0 0 0 0
15991 0.47 146.1 530.6 11.6 740 15994 0.00 1.08 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.057 1793 3953 1849 0 0 0 0 0 0
16113 0.47 146.1 514.4 13.4 743 16117 0.00 1.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.031 1798 3279 1849 0 0 0 0 0 0
16433 0.47 146.1 476.3 12.3 754 16436 0.00 1.08 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.056 1797 3948 1848 0 0 0 0 0 0
16501 0.47 146.1 466.8 14.8 756 16507 0.00 1.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.031 1803 3274 1849 0 0 0 0 0 0
16845 0.47 146.1 419.8 14.2 767 16846 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 1803 3274 1848 0 0 0 0 0 0
17162 0.47 146.1 373.8 14.0 780 17165 0.00 1.10 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.056 1803 3956 1848 0 0 0 0 0 0
17236 0.47 146.1 362.3 15.7 783 17242 0.00 1.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.030 1808 3279 1848 0 0 0 0 0 0
17566 0.47 146.1 318.0 13.4 799 17568 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 1808 3278 1848 0 0 0 0 0 0
17875 0.47 146.1 277.8 12.8 814 17879 0.00 1.08 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.055 1808 3949 1849 0 0 0 0 0 0
17934 0.47 146.1 269.7 15.1 816 17938 0.10 1.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.164 0.030 1784 3272 1848 0 0 0 0 0 0
18259 0.47 146.1 234.4 10.8 834 18260 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 1784 3273 1848 0 0 0 0 0 0
18571 0.47 146.1 202.2 10.1 854 18575 0.00 1.10 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.056 1784 3954 1848 0 0 0 0 0 0
18694 0.47 146.1 188.1 13.2 861 18698 0.00 1.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.030 1787 3274 1848 0 0 0 0 0 0
19027 0.47 146.1 151.5 11.9 882 19028 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 1787 3275 1848 0 0 0 0 0 0
19339 0.47 146.1 116.1 11.1 902 19343 0.00 1.08 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.054 1787 3948 1848 0 0 0 0 0 0
19452 0.47 146.1 101.3 12.8 908 19457 0.00 0.98 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.030 1792 3286 1848 0 0 0 0 0 0
19808 0.47 146.1 61.0 11.3 968 19814 0.00 1.05 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.054 1792 3943 1848 0 0 0 0 0 0
19861 0.47 146.1 54.8 11.3 976 19870 0.00 0.98 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.030 1797 3278 1848 0 0 0 0 0 0
20119 0.47 146.1 27.5 9.8 1017 20129 0.00 2.15 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.028 1808 1859 1848 0 0 0 0 0 0
20207 0.47 146.1 19.6 8.4 1029 20216 0.00 2.30 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.048 1807 3281 1848 0 0 0 0 0 0
20296 0.47 146.1 10.8 9.8 1042 20305 0.00 1.05 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.054 1808 3947 1848 0 0 0 0 0 0
20358 end climb: SURFACE_DEPTH_REACHED
state 20358 begin surface coast
20378 end surface coast: CONTROL_FINISHED_OK
state 20378 begin surface