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Parameter values: Sort by alphabetical glider order
ID  542 HD_C  9.8500004e-06 ROLL_MAX  3808 ALTIM_BOTTOM_TURN_MARGIN  0
MISSION  12 HEADING  -1 ROLL_DEG  40 ALTIM_TOP_TURN_MARGIN  0
DIVE  41 ESCAPE_HEADING  0 C_ROLL_DIVE  1995 ALTIM_TOP_MIN_OBSTACLE  1
N_DIVES  0 ESCAPE_HEADING_DELTA  10 C_ROLL_CLIMB  1870 ALTIM_PING_DEPTH  20
D_SURF  3 FIX_MISSING_TIMEOUT  0 HEAD_ERRBAND  10 ALTIM_PING_DELTA  5
D_FLARE  3 TGT_DEFAULT_LAT  4808 ROLL_CNV  0.028270001 ALTIM_FREQUENCY  13
D_TGT  1000 TGT_DEFAULT_LON  -12223 ROLL_TIMEOUT  15 ALTIM_PULSE  3
D_ABORT  1020 TGT_AUTO_DEFAULT  0 R_PORT_OVSHOOT  22 ALTIM_SENSITIVITY  3
D_NO_BLEED  500 SM_CC  230 R_STBD_OVSHOOT  24 XPDR_VALID  2
D_BOOST  5 N_FILEKB  4 ROLL_AD_RATE  350 XPDR_INHIBIT  90
T_BOOST  0 FILEMGR  0 ROLL_MAXERRORS  1 INT_PRESSURE_SLOPE  0.0097660003
D_FINISH  0 CALL_NDIVES  1 ROLL_ADJ_GAIN  0 INT_PRESSURE_YINT  2.49
D_PITCH  0 COMM_SEQ  0 ROLL_ADJ_DBAND  0 DEEPGLIDER  0
D_SAFE  0 PROTOCOL  9 VBD_MIN  600 DEEPGLIDERMB  0
D_CALL  0 N_NOCOMM  2 VBD_MAX  3955 MOTHERBOARD  4
SURFACE_URGENCY  0 NOCOMM_ACTION  3 C_VBD  2909 DEVICE1  2
SURFACE_URGENCY_TRY  0 N_NOSURFACE  0 VBD_DBAND  2 DEVICE2  166
SURFACE_URGENCY_FORCE  0 UPLOAD_DIVES_MAX  -1 VBD_CNV  -0.245296 DEVICE3  115
T_DIVE  340 CALL_TRIES  5 VBD_TIMEOUT  720 DEVICE4  133
T_MISSION  355 CALL_WAIT  60 PITCH_VBD_SHIFT  0.0012300001 DEVICE5  -1
T_ABORT  720 CAPUPLOAD  0 VBD_PUMP_AD_RATE_SURFACE  5 DEVICE6  -1
T_TURN  500 CAPMAXSIZE  100000 VBD_PUMP_AD_RATE_APOGEE  4 LOGGERS  0
T_TURN_SAMPINT  5 HEAPDBG  0 VBD_BLEED_AD_RATE  8 LOGGERDEVICE1  -1
T_NO_W  120 T_GPS  15 UNCOM_BLEED  60 LOGGERDEVICE2  -1
T_LOITER  0 N_GPS  20 VBD_MAXERRORS  1 LOGGERDEVICE3  -1
T_EPIRB  0 T_GPS_ALMANAC  0 W_ADJ_DBAND  0 LOGGERDEVICE4  -1
USE_BATHY  0 T_GPS_CHARGE  -29701.256 DBDW  0 COMPASS_DEVICE  33
USE_ICE  0 T_RSLEEP  3 PITCH_W_GAIN  0 COMPASS2_DEVICE  -1
ICE_FREEZE_MARGIN  0.30000001 STROBE  0 PITCH_W_DBAND  0 PHONE_DEVICE  49
D_OFFGRID  100 RAFOS_PEAK_OFFSET  1.5 CF8_MAXERRORS  20 GPS_DEVICE  32
T_WATCHDOG  10 RAFOS_CORR_THRESH  60 AH0_24V  145 RAFOS_DEVICE  -1
RELAUNCH  0 RAFOS_HIT_WINDOW  3600 AH0_10V  95 XPDR_DEVICE  24
APOGEE_PITCH  -5 PITCH_MIN  190 MINV_24V  19 SIM_W  0
MAX_BUOY  150 PITCH_MAX  3947 MINV_10V  8.1999998 SIM_PITCH  0
COURSE_BIAS  0 C_PITCH  2570 FG_AHR_10V  0 SEABIRD_T_G  0.0042912085
GLIDE_SLOPE  30 PITCH_DBAND  0.1 FG_AHR_24V  0 SEABIRD_T_H  0.00061951543
SPEED_FACTOR  1 PITCH_CNV  0.003125763 PHONE_SUPPLY  2 SEABIRD_T_I  2.2019161e-05
RHO  1.0275 P_OVSHOOT  0.039999999 PRESSURE_YINT  -177.38863 SEABIRD_T_J  2.2998063e-06
MASS  53125 PITCH_GAIN  36 PRESSURE_SLOPE  0.00013904 SEABIRD_C_G  -9.7531137
MASS_COMP  0 PITCH_TIMEOUT  17 AD7714Ch0Gain  32 SEABIRD_C_H  1.1333146
NAV_MODE  2 PITCH_AD_RATE  175 TCM_PITCH_OFFSET  0 SEABIRD_C_I  -0.00071571622
FERRY_MAX  45 PITCH_MAXERRORS  1 TCM_ROLL_OFFSET  0 SEABIRD_C_J  0.00011341914
KALMAN_USE  2 PITCH_ADJ_GAIN  0 COMPASS_USE  0
HD_A  0.0038360001 PITCH_ADJ_DBAND  0 ALTIM_BOTTOM_PING_RANGE  0
HD_B  0.010078 ROLL_MIN  182 ALTIM_TOP_PING_RANGE  0

Pre-dive calculations and measurements:
GPS1  141215,180304,-4301.368,836.217,36,1.0,36,-25.1 TGT_NAME  SAZ_BUT4
_CALLS  1 TGT_LATLONG  -4304.000,836.000
_XMS_NAKs  0 TGT_RADIUS  1000.000
_XMS_TOUTs  0 KALMAN_CONTROL  0.000,0.000
_SM_DEPTHo  1.20 KALMAN_X  0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0
_SM_ANGLEo  -72.9 KALMAN_Y  0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0
GPS2  141215,180834,-4301.432,836.339,17,0.8,17,-25.1 MHEAD_RNG_PITCHd_Wd  225.2,4779,-20.0,-9.804,-22.65,1852
SPEED_LIMITS  0.170,0.259 D_GRID  1000

Post-dive calculations and measurements:
FINISH  -0.3,1.026531 _10V_AH  10.2,8.986
SM_CCo  13887,23.90,0.153,0,0,1967,230.09 FG_AHR_24Vo  0.000
SM_GC  3.33,6.95,2.10,23.90,0.054,0.060,0.153,162,1987,1967,-7.41,0.45,230.09,0,0,0,0,0,0,26.44,26.40,26.22 FG_AHR_10Vo  0.000
IRIDIUM_FIX  -4242.04,834.03,101008,030311 MEM  352688
TT8_MAMPS  0.021721,0.021721 DATA_FILE_SIZE  66849,1057
HUMID  51.77 CAP_FILE_SIZE  145585,0
INTERNAL_PRESSURE  9.03322 CFSIZE  259248128,255266816
TCM_TEMP  13.30 ERRORS  0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0
XPDR_PINGS  0 CURRENT  0.084, 53.4,1
_24V_AH  22.8,10.472 GPS  141215,220357,-4302.870,836.323,136,0.9,136,-25.1

Energy measurements:
devicesecsmAJsensorsecsmAJ
Pitch_motor1722889.70 SBE_CT74123405.22
Roll_motor9187181.89 QSP215077815.92
VBD_pump_during_apogee271177010957.95 WL_BB2FLVMT6691051602.88
VBD_pump_during_surface2315383.37 AA4330_CNF1618431603.17
VBD_valve000.00 nil000.00
Iridium_during_init232613.98 nil000.00
Iridium_during_connect1716065.02 nil000.00
Iridium_during_xfer176223899.70 nil000.00
Transponder_ping49420471.62 nil000.00
GUMSTIX_24V000.00
GPS18325.94
TT8282313378.15
LPSleep82492184.27
TT8_Active4161355.82
TT8_Sampling2628421135.27
TT8_CF81364867.25
TT8_Kalman000.00
Analog_circuits140211165.85
GPS_charging000.00
Compass218315350.40
RAFOS000.00
Transponder2963090.66

Guidance and control:
st_secs pitch_ctl vbd_ctl pitch_ad_start roll_ad_start vbd_pot1_ad_start vbd_pot2_ad_start 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 vbd_pot1_ad vbd_pot2_ad pitch_retries pitch_errors roll_retries roll_errors vbd_retries vbd_errors pitch_volts roll_volts vbd_volts
13 end surface: CONTROL_FINISHED_OK
state 13 begin dive
15 -0.70 -118.4 170 1988 1959 1923 0.0 0.0 0 66 0.00 0.00 -49.38 0.000 16386 0.000 0.000 170 1988 3259 3334 3185 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
68 -0.73 -146.0 169 1988 3334 3186 3.0 -5.1 6 88 8.07 2.35 -5.28 0.000 18692 0.227 0.078 2312 3413 3507 3568 3446 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.90 26.08 26.38
226 -0.73 -146.0 2312 3413 3568 3450 35.4 -16.4 30 235 0.00 2.30 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.057 2312 1989 3509 3568 3450 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.15 28.83
368 -0.73 -146.0 2311 1989 3568 3450 61.2 -19.1 55 375 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2312 1989 3509 3568 3450 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
696 -0.73 -146.0 2311 1989 3568 3451 121.3 -18.2 105 705 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.070 2312 580 3509 3568 3451 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.25 28.83
772 -0.73 -146.0 2311 580 3568 3451 134.9 -17.5 112 781 0.12 2.25 0.00 0.000 3078 0.191 0.057 2331 2001 3509 3567 3452 0 0 0 0 0 0 26.18 26.29 28.83
1078 -0.73 -146.0 2331 2001 3568 3452 183.2 -15.7 143 1082 0.00 2.22 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.064 2322 3407 3510 3568 3453 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.32 28.83
1117 -0.73 -146.0 1536 3406 3562 3451 188.9 -15.6 146 1126 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.056 2322 1989 3510 3568 3453 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.34 28.83
1426 -0.73 -146.0 2321 1987 3568 3453 238.8 -16.3 177 1435 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.070 2322 578 3510 3568 3453 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.35 28.83
1470 -0.73 -146.0 2321 579 3568 3454 245.9 -16.9 181 1478 0.00 2.20 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.057 2311 1994 3510 3568 3453 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.37 28.83
1778 -0.73 -146.0 2311 1995 3568 3454 298.3 -17.8 212 1779 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2311 1995 3511 3568 3454 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
2077 -0.73 -146.0 2311 1995 3568 3454 349.3 -16.5 242 2079 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2311 1995 3511 3568 3454 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
2378 -0.73 -146.0 2311 1995 3567 3455 398.7 -16.4 272 2387 0.00 2.22 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.066 2300 3412 3511 3568 3454 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.44 28.83
2408 -0.73 -146.0 2300 3412 3568 3455 402.3 -16.6 274 2413 0.12 2.25 0.00 0.000 3078 0.171 0.057 2331 1970 3511 3568 3455 0 0 0 0 0 0 26.36 26.44 28.83
2720 -0.73 -146.0 2331 1969 3568 3455 448.0 -13.8 290 2725 0.00 2.22 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.073 2331 577 3511 3568 3455 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.44 28.83
2779 -0.73 -146.0 2331 577 3568 3455 455.9 -14.2 293 2783 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.059 2323 1994 3511 3568 3454 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.46 28.83
3096 -0.73 -146.0 2322 1995 3568 3455 504.0 -14.9 309 3098 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2322 1995 3511 3568 3455 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
3398 -0.73 -146.0 2322 1994 3568 3454 546.9 -14.1 324 3400 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2322 1995 3511 3568 3455 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
3697 -0.73 -146.0 2322 1995 3568 3455 588.6 -13.8 339 3703 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.074 2322 585 3511 3568 3455 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.48 28.83
3738 -0.73 -146.0 2322 585 3568 3454 594.5 -14.3 341 3742 0.00 2.22 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.062 2312 1995 3511 3568 3454 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.48 28.83
4055 -0.73 -146.0 2312 1995 3568 3454 640.3 -14.8 357 4056 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2312 1995 3511 3568 3454 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
4354 -0.73 -146.0 2312 1995 3568 3454 685.0 -15.1 372 4356 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2312 1995 3511 3568 3454 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
4654 -0.73 -146.0 2312 1995 3568 3454 731.0 -15.6 387 4655 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2312 1996 3511 3568 3454 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
4955 -0.73 -146.0 2312 1996 3568 3454 775.4 -14.3 402 4956 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2312 1996 3511 3568 3454 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
5255 -0.73 -146.0 2312 1996 3568 3454 817.7 -14.1 417 5256 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2312 1996 3510 3567 3454 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
5557 -0.73 -146.0 2312 1996 3566 3454 860.4 -14.1 432 5558 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2312 1996 3510 3567 3454 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
5855 -0.73 -146.0 2312 1996 3567 3454 901.2 -13.2 447 5856 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2312 1996 3510 3566 3454 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
6154 -0.73 -146.0 2312 1996 3566 3454 939.9 -12.8 462 6155 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2312 1996 3510 3566 3454 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
6454 -0.73 -146.0 2312 1996 3565 3454 978.6 -12.9 477 6455 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2312 1996 3510 3566 3454 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
6633 end dive: TARGET_DEPTH_EXCEEDED
state 6633 begin apogee
6637 -0.14 0.0 2312 1861 3565 3454 1002.4 -13.5 486 6774 0.68 0.00 129.62 1.770 10246 0.148 0.000 2522 1861 2909 2982 2836 0 0 0 0 0 0 26.45 28.83 23.36
6775 end apogee: CONTROL_FINISHED_OK
state 6775 begin climb
6777 0.73 146.0 2522 1861 2982 2836 1008.9 0.0 493 6919 0.80 2.62 133.62 1.738 10756 0.050 0.077 2831 466 2313 2371 2256 0 0 0 0 0 0 24.57 23.73 22.77
7039 0.73 146.0 1952 466 2324 2242 987.0 17.2 506 7043 0.00 2.45 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.065 2831 1866 2306 2365 2248 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 24.78 28.83
7356 0.73 146.0 2831 1866 2365 2243 932.6 17.1 522 7360 0.00 2.38 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.071 2830 3291 2304 2365 2243 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.47 28.83
7455 0.73 146.0 1968 3289 2324 2238 915.2 18.1 527 7460 0.12 2.40 0.00 0.000 5126 0.224 0.065 2809 1869 2303 2363 2243 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.46 25.59 28.83
7772 0.73 146.0 2808 1869 2363 2241 862.0 16.6 543 7773 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2809 1870 2301 2363 2240 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
8072 0.73 146.0 2808 1870 2363 2239 813.3 16.3 558 8073 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2809 1870 2301 2363 2239 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
8373 0.73 146.0 2808 1869 2364 2238 765.7 15.6 573 8378 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.073 2801 3293 2300 2363 2238 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.11 28.83
8433 0.73 146.0 2800 3293 2363 2237 756.2 15.7 576 8438 0.00 2.30 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.066 2809 1867 2300 2363 2238 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.13 28.83
8753 0.73 146.0 2809 1867 2363 2237 710.3 14.2 592 8759 0.00 2.30 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.073 2809 3285 2300 2363 2237 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.20 28.83
8905 0.73 146.0 2809 3285 2362 2237 688.1 16.1 599 8913 0.00 2.30 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.063 2819 1875 2299 2362 2237 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.22 28.83
9213 0.73 146.0 2819 1875 2362 2236 638.6 15.2 615 9214 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2819 1875 2299 2362 2236 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
9512 0.73 146.0 2819 1874 2362 2236 593.1 15.1 630 9513 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2819 1875 2298 2362 2235 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
9812 0.73 146.0 2819 1875 2362 2235 548.9 14.6 645 9813 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2819 1874 2298 2362 2235 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
10113 0.73 146.0 2819 1874 2362 2235 506.5 13.9 660 10119 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.071 2819 3291 2298 2362 2235 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.37 28.83
10176 0.73 146.0 1888 3289 2318 2228 497.8 14.3 663 10180 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.063 2829 1861 2298 2362 2235 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.37 28.83
10487 0.73 146.0 2830 1861 2361 2235 452.7 14.2 679 10491 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.078 2840 455 2298 2362 2235 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.38 28.83
10538 0.73 146.0 2840 455 2362 2235 447.4 14.3 681 10545 0.12 2.28 0.00 0.000 5126 0.229 0.065 2813 1879 2298 2362 2235 0 0 0 0 0 0 26.27 26.40 28.83
10843 0.73 146.0 2813 1879 2361 2235 405.8 12.8 697 10847 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.072 2813 3287 2298 2361 2235 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.41 28.83
10910 0.73 146.0 2812 3287 2361 2234 396.9 13.5 701 10919 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.063 2822 1866 2298 2361 2235 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.41 28.83
11220 0.73 146.0 2821 1867 2361 2235 355.3 13.7 732 11229 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.070 2822 3289 2298 2361 2235 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.42 28.83
11353 0.73 146.0 2821 3289 2361 2235 336.1 14.4 745 11362 0.00 2.22 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.063 2832 1871 2298 2361 2235 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.43 28.83
11663 0.73 146.0 2832 1870 2361 2235 292.2 14.3 776 11664 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2832 1870 2298 2361 2235 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
11961 0.73 146.0 2832 1870 2361 2235 251.9 13.2 806 11970 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.070 2832 3283 2298 2361 2235 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.46 28.83
12005 0.73 146.0 1952 3282 2321 2229 246.1 14.1 810 12013 0.10 2.28 0.00 0.000 5126 0.222 0.061 2816 1869 2298 2361 2235 0 0 0 0 0 0 26.32 26.46 28.83
12313 0.73 146.0 2816 1869 2361 2235 204.6 13.7 841 12322 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.069 2816 3283 2298 2361 2235 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.46 28.83
12466 0.73 146.0 1952 3282 2323 2229 181.6 15.3 856 12474 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.061 2825 1872 2298 2361 2235 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.47 28.83
12773 0.73 146.0 2824 1872 2361 2235 136.9 14.3 887 12777 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.076 2836 457 2298 2361 2235 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.46 28.83
12812 0.73 146.0 1968 456 2322 2229 131.8 14.2 890 12819 0.00 2.30 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.062 2836 1878 2298 2361 2235 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.48 28.83
13127 0.73 146.0 2836 1878 2361 2235 88.0 13.6 929 13133 0.00 2.22 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.068 2836 3286 2297 2359 2235 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.48 28.83
13344 0.73 146.0 1808 3285 2311 2228 57.9 13.8 969 13352 0.10 2.28 0.00 0.000 5126 0.220 0.061 2811 1867 2298 2361 2235 0 0 0 0 0 0 26.34 26.48 28.83
13699 0.76 168.9 1728 1865 2307 2228 16.5 8.5 1030 13717 0.00 2.30 8.25 0.716 8452 0.000 0.067 2808 3281 2216 2282 2151 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 26.36 25.79
13840 end climb: SURFACE_DEPTH_REACHED
state 13840 begin surface coast
13872 end surface coast: CONTROL_FINISHED_OK
state 13872 begin surface