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Parameter values: Sort by alphabetical glider order
ID  574 HD_C  9.8500004e-06 ROLL_MAX  3880 ALTIM_BOTTOM_TURN_MARGIN  15
MISSION  20 HEADING  -1 ROLL_DEG  40 ALTIM_TOP_TURN_MARGIN  0
DIVE  466 ESCAPE_HEADING  0 C_ROLL_DIVE  2124 ALTIM_TOP_MIN_OBSTACLE  1
N_DIVES  0 ESCAPE_HEADING_DELTA  10 C_ROLL_CLIMB  2097 ALTIM_PING_DEPTH  1050
D_SURF  3 FIX_MISSING_TIMEOUT  0 HEAD_ERRBAND  10 ALTIM_PING_DELTA  10
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  1050 TGT_AUTO_DEFAULT  0 R_PORT_OVSHOOT  24 ALTIM_SENSITIVITY  2
D_NO_BLEED  500 SM_CC  446.92932 R_STBD_OVSHOOT  26 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  0
D_PITCH  0 COMM_SEQ  0 ROLL_ADJ_DBAND  0 DEEPGLIDER  0
D_SAFE  0 PROTOCOL  0 VBD_MIN  500 DEEPGLIDERMB  0
D_CALL  0 N_NOCOMM  1 VBD_MAX  3961 MOTHERBOARD  4
SURFACE_URGENCY  0 NOCOMM_ACTION  0 C_VBD  2322 DEVICE1  2
SURFACE_URGENCY_TRY  0 N_NOSURFACE  0 VBD_DBAND  2 DEVICE2  134
SURFACE_URGENCY_FORCE  0 UPLOAD_DIVES_MAX  -1 VBD_CNV  -0.245296 DEVICE3  147
T_DIVE  363 CALL_TRIES  5 VBD_TIMEOUT  720 DEVICE4  165
T_MISSION  395 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  400000 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  -2397918.5 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  48
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  96.25 XPDR_DEVICE  24
APOGEE_PITCH  0 PITCH_MIN  143 MINV_24V  19 SIM_W  0
MAX_BUOY  90 PITCH_MAX  3888 MINV_10V  8.5 SIM_PITCH  0
COURSE_BIAS  0 C_PITCH  2845 FG_AHR_10V  0 SEABIRD_T_G  0.0043017557
GLIDE_SLOPE  17 PITCH_DBAND  0.1 FG_AHR_24V  0 SEABIRD_T_H  0.00062339538
SPEED_FACTOR  1 PITCH_CNV  0.003125763 PHONE_SUPPLY  2 SEABIRD_T_I  2.3377639e-05
RHO  1.0275 P_OVSHOOT  0.039999999 PRESSURE_YINT  -47.130039 SEABIRD_T_J  2.5612862e-06
MASS  53162 PITCH_GAIN  45 PRESSURE_SLOPE  0.0001171049 SEABIRD_C_G  -9.9136524
MASS_COMP  0 PITCH_TIMEOUT  17 AD7714Ch0Gain  128 SEABIRD_C_H  1.1456692
NAV_MODE  2 PITCH_AD_RATE  175 TCM_PITCH_OFFSET  0 SEABIRD_C_I  -0.00078246131
FERRY_MAX  45 PITCH_MAXERRORS  1 TCM_ROLL_OFFSET  0 SEABIRD_C_J  0.00012677554
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  245 ALTIM_TOP_PING_RANGE  0

Pre-dive calculations and measurements:
GPS1  201116,083303,-4613.666,618.275,28,0.9,28,-24.3 TGT_NAME  SOUTH
_CALLS  1 TGT_LATLONG  -4620.000,470.000
_XMS_NAKs  0 TGT_RADIUS  1000.000
_XMS_TOUTs  0 KALMAN_CONTROL  0.000,0.000
_SM_DEPTHo  2.97 KALMAN_X  0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0
_SM_ANGLEo  -74.5 KALMAN_Y  0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0
GPS2  201116,084112,-4613.601,618.239,4,0.8,5,-24.3 MHEAD_RNG_PITCHd_Wd  257.4,88060,-13.1,-9.183,-16.48,3878
SPEED_LIMITS  0.300,0.310 D_GRID  1000

Post-dive calculations and measurements:
FINISH  2.2,1.022983 _10V_AH  9.6,63.075
SM_CCo  20915,149.73,0.055,0,0,500,446.93 FG_AHR_24Vo  0.000
SM_GC  3.11,7.82,2.38,149.73,0.049,0.041,0.055,128,2140,500,-8.41,-0.57,446.93,0,0,0,0,0,0,25.75,25.71,25.56 FG_AHR_10Vo  0.000
IRIDIUM_FIX  -4554.95,530.55,160909,161625 MEM  353024
TT8_MAMPS  0.025466,0.025466 DATA_FILE_SIZE  83783,1350
HUMID  59.05 CAP_FILE_SIZE  153083,0
INTERNAL_PRESSURE  8.89683 CFSIZE  2097086464,2032304128
TCM_TEMP  6.80 ERRORS  0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0
XPDR_PINGS  0 CURRENT  0.235,327.0,1
_24V_AH  22.4,48.949 GPS  201116,143422,-4612.049,613.995,40,0.8,40,-24.2

Energy measurements:
devicesecsmAJsensorsecsmAJ
Pitch_motor20251115.15 SBE_CT957541172.43
Roll_motor128107310.42 QSP2150125619.00
VBD_pump_during_apogee19113115613.55 WL_BB2FL6721051581.15
VBD_pump_during_surface14955184.73 AA433070443685.94
VBD_valve000.00 nil000.00
Iridium_during_init269153.31 nil000.00
Iridium_during_connect49160178.38 nil000.00
Iridium_during_xfer2932231467.46 nil000.00
Transponder_ping04200.00 nil000.00
GUMSTIX_24V000.00
GPS8322.77
TT8345313449.96
LPSleep141292297.06
TT8_Active4951364.53
TT8_Sampling3264411293.85
TT8_CF823148106.55
TT8_Kalman000.00
Analog_circuits177215266.20
GPS_charging000.00
Compass284819532.50
RAFOS000.00
Transponder050.05

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
12 end surface: CONTROL_FINISHED_OK
state 13 begin dive
15 -0.40 -87.6 134 2113 496 432 0.0 0.0 0 27 0.00 0.00 -9.73 0.000 16386 0.000 0.000 134 2113 718 745 692 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
29 -0.40 -87.6 135 2113 747 690 3.1 0.0 1 136 10.70 2.35 -88.55 0.000 19204 0.234 0.069 2696 3533 2679 2699 2660 0 0 0 0 0 0 24.81 25.28 26.06
240 -0.40 -87.6 2696 3538 2697 2662 8.2 -12.5 27 249 0.00 2.35 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.054 2696 2131 2679 2697 2662 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.34 28.83
308 -0.40 -87.6 2696 2128 2699 2662 16.5 -13.0 36 318 0.00 2.38 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.055 2697 714 2680 2699 2662 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.35 28.83
328 -0.40 -87.6 2697 713 2700 2662 19.0 -13.2 38 339 0.00 2.38 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.053 2688 2129 2681 2700 2662 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.38 28.83
398 -0.40 -87.6 2688 2129 2699 2662 28.2 -13.5 47 408 0.00 2.35 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.060 2677 3539 2680 2699 2662 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.36 28.83
439 -0.40 -87.6 2677 3539 2698 2662 33.9 -13.0 52 449 0.10 2.38 0.00 0.000 3078 0.171 0.054 2708 2114 2680 2698 2662 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.01 25.39 28.83
594 -0.40 -87.6 2708 2110 2699 2662 52.7 -11.9 77 600 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2708 2111 2680 2699 2662 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
933 -0.40 -87.6 2708 2111 2700 2662 91.8 -10.8 138 944 0.00 2.38 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.060 2700 3536 2680 2699 2662 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.43 28.83
981 -0.40 -87.6 2699 3536 2699 2661 96.3 -9.5 145 987 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.051 2699 2123 2680 2699 2662 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.51 28.83
1295 -0.40 -87.6 2699 2119 2700 2662 132.6 -11.8 179 1304 0.00 2.30 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.054 2699 702 2681 2701 2662 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.52 28.83
1316 -0.40 -87.6 2699 701 2701 2662 135.2 -11.4 181 1325 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.051 2689 2131 2681 2701 2662 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.54 28.83
1626 -0.40 -87.6 2689 2131 2701 2662 174.0 -13.3 212 1635 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.061 2678 3535 2681 2700 2662 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.48 28.83
1717 -0.40 -87.6 2678 3535 2700 2662 184.8 -11.1 221 1727 0.15 2.30 0.00 0.000 3078 0.203 0.054 2714 2115 2681 2700 2662 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.09 25.56 28.83
2039 -0.40 -87.6 2714 2112 2701 2662 215.7 -9.7 245 2044 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.054 2714 712 2681 2701 2662 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.58 28.83
2080 -0.40 -87.6 2714 712 2701 2662 219.4 -9.7 247 2085 0.00 2.30 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.050 2706 2129 2681 2701 2662 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.60 28.83
2894 -0.40 -87.6 2706 2129 2701 2662 303.6 -10.5 288 2899 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.060 2695 3531 2681 2701 2662 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.53 28.83
3034 -0.40 -87.6 2694 3531 2700 2662 317.0 -9.2 295 3040 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.051 2695 2118 2681 2700 2662 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.64 28.83
3853 -0.40 -87.6 2695 2114 2700 2662 397.5 -10.1 336 3858 0.00 2.30 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.060 2684 3533 2680 2700 2661 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.53 28.83
3876 -0.40 -87.6 2684 3533 2699 2661 399.6 -10.0 337 3881 0.12 2.28 0.00 0.000 3078 0.197 0.053 2714 2117 2680 2700 2661 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.26 25.63 28.83
4688 -0.40 -87.6 2714 2116 2700 2660 458.6 -6.3 378 4694 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.055 2714 709 2680 2701 2659 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.59 28.83
4731 -0.40 -87.6 1840 708 2673 2655 461.3 -6.3 380 4735 0.00 2.30 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.052 2706 2127 2680 2701 2660 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.62 28.83
5543 -0.40 -87.6 2706 2128 2701 2659 524.2 -8.6 421 5549 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.061 2695 3533 2680 2701 2659 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.51 28.83
5652 -0.40 -87.6 2694 3533 2699 2658 532.8 -8.6 426 5656 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.054 2694 2123 2678 2699 2658 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.60 28.83
6459 -0.40 -87.6 2694 2120 2700 2658 609.6 -9.1 466 6460 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2695 2120 2679 2700 2658 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
7258 -0.40 -87.6 2694 2119 2700 2657 673.3 -7.2 506 7264 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.062 2684 3543 2678 2700 2657 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.46 28.83
7351 -0.40 -87.6 2684 3543 2698 2657 679.4 -7.5 510 7360 0.12 2.30 0.00 0.000 3078 0.199 0.054 2713 2121 2677 2698 2657 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.22 25.57 28.83
8159 -0.40 -87.6 2713 2118 2699 2657 731.1 -6.3 551 8164 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.057 2714 712 2677 2699 2656 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.53 28.83
8239 -0.40 -87.6 2714 712 2700 2657 736.6 -6.9 555 8244 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.051 2706 2125 2678 2700 2656 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.58 28.83
9058 -0.40 -87.6 2706 2125 2700 2656 797.0 -7.3 596 9064 0.00 2.30 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.062 2695 3541 2677 2699 2655 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.44 28.83
9160 -0.40 -87.6 2695 3541 2698 2656 804.6 -7.6 601 9165 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.055 2695 2125 2677 2698 2656 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.53 28.83
9978 -0.40 -87.6 2694 2121 2698 2655 862.9 -6.2 642 9980 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2695 2121 2677 2698 2656 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 28.83
10778 -0.40 -87.6 2695 2121 2698 2655 917.0 -7.7 682 10784 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.063 2685 3535 2676 2698 2655 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.38 28.83
10821 -0.40 -87.6 1808 3534 2668 2651 920.1 -7.8 684 10826 0.12 2.30 0.00 0.000 3078 0.190 0.057 2714 2123 2676 2697 2655 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.15 25.48 28.83
11634 -0.40 -87.6 2713 2121 2697 2655 971.5 -6.3 725 11639 0.00 2.30 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.057 2714 711 2676 2698 2655 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.46 28.83
11741 -0.40 -87.6 2714 711 2698 2655 978.5 -7.1 730 11746 0.00 2.30 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.053 2706 2127 2677 2699 2655 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.53 28.83
11866 end dive: HALF_MISSION_TIME_EXCEEDED
state 11866 begin apogee
11872 0.00 0.0 2706 2081 2699 2655 987.9 -7.0 736 11950 0.45 0.00 75.50 1.311 10246 0.174 0.000 2838 2080 2322 2358 2286 0 0 0 0 0 0 24.80 28.83 23.18
11951 end apogee: CONTROL_FINISHED_OK
state 11951 begin climb
11953 0.40 87.6 2838 2079 2358 2286 989.6 0.0 740 12042 0.38 2.45 81.68 1.301 10756 0.090 0.047 2989 689 1963 2019 1908 0 0 0 0 0 0 24.65 23.75 22.44
12114 0.40 87.6 2989 689 2013 1903 977.9 10.8 747 12118 0.00 2.40 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.043 2989 2107 1957 2013 1902 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 24.47 28.83
12921 0.40 87.6 2989 2108 2007 1896 858.8 14.9 787 12927 0.00 2.30 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.047 2999 683 1952 2007 1897 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.57 28.83
12974 0.40 87.6 2999 683 2005 1896 852.8 14.9 789 12981 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.044 2999 2100 1950 2005 1896 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.63 28.83
13781 0.40 87.6 2999 2100 2005 1895 739.9 13.7 830 13787 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.047 3010 686 1949 2004 1895 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.67 28.83
13881 0.40 87.6 3010 686 2002 1895 726.8 13.0 835 13888 0.15 2.25 0.00 0.000 5126 0.252 0.043 2978 2098 1948 2002 1895 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.04 25.73 28.83
14701 0.40 87.6 2978 2102 2003 1894 632.4 11.9 876 14707 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.053 2978 3506 1948 2003 1894 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.66 28.83
14763 0.40 87.6 2096 3505 1973 1891 624.6 12.8 879 14768 0.00 2.22 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.045 2987 2105 1948 2001 1895 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.74 28.83
15582 0.40 87.6 2987 2105 2001 1894 524.1 11.3 920 15587 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.050 2998 684 1947 2001 1894 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.68 28.83
15789 0.40 87.6 2998 684 2000 1894 501.0 11.6 930 15794 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.044 2998 2103 1947 2000 1894 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.75 28.83
16596 0.40 87.6 2998 2104 2001 1893 410.7 9.7 970 16602 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.047 3009 684 1946 2000 1893 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.70 28.83
16660 0.40 87.6 3008 684 1999 1893 404.6 10.0 973 16664 0.15 2.25 0.00 0.000 5126 0.249 0.044 2977 2098 1946 2000 1893 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.03 25.75 28.83
17472 0.40 87.6 2976 2099 2000 1892 329.9 9.8 1014 17478 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.051 2976 3514 1946 2000 1893 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.65 28.83
17494 0.40 87.6 2096 3513 1972 1890 327.8 9.9 1015 17498 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.044 2985 2095 1947 2000 1894 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.73 28.83
18312 0.40 87.6 2985 2094 2000 1893 252.6 9.6 1056 18318 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.048 2996 683 1946 2000 1893 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.67 28.83
18475 0.40 87.6 2128 683 1972 1889 236.6 9.9 1064 18479 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.044 2996 2107 1945 1998 1893 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.73 28.83
19284 0.42 106.2 2996 2107 2000 1892 163.9 8.7 1125 19302 0.00 0.00 14.00 0.762 8198 0.000 0.000 2997 2107 1888 1944 1832 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 28.83 24.46
19604 0.42 106.2 2996 2107 1944 1831 130.7 10.7 1157 19612 0.00 2.20 0.00 0.000 260 0.000 0.050 2996 3506 1887 1943 1831 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.70 28.83
19648 0.42 106.2 2996 3506 1942 1832 125.9 11.4 1161 19654 0.00 2.22 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.044 3006 2095 1886 1942 1831 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.75 28.83
19961 0.42 106.2 3006 2093 1942 1831 91.6 10.8 1199 19968 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.047 3017 683 1885 1941 1830 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.70 28.83
20030 0.42 106.2 3017 683 1939 1830 83.9 11.0 1211 20038 0.15 2.25 0.00 0.000 5126 0.246 0.043 2985 2099 1885 1940 1830 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.08 25.76 28.83
20368 0.45 128.4 2000 2097 1911 1826 53.8 8.6 1272 20396 0.00 2.25 19.95 0.718 8452 0.000 0.050 2984 3513 1796 1862 1731 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.82 24.64
20426 0.45 128.4 2048 3512 1831 1729 48.4 9.8 1281 20433 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 1030 0.000 0.044 2993 2096 1796 1860 1732 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.70 28.83
20834 0.45 128.4 1952 2091 1826 1725 6.0 11.5 1342 20844 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.000 516 0.000 0.050 3005 680 1793 1858 1728 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.83 25.61 28.83
20859 end climb: SURFACE_DEPTH_REACHED
state 20860 begin surface coast
20896 end surface coast: CONTROL_FINISHED_OK
state 20896 begin surface