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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  280 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  40 DEEPGLIDER  0
SURFACE_URGENCY  0 COMM_SEQ  0 R_STBD_OVSHOOT  49 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  300 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  -51062.141 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  201637,5017.735,-14434.080,45,1.2,52,18.6 TGT_NAME  NE
_CALLS  1 TGT_LATLONG  5021.009,-14429.833
_XMS_NAKs  0 TGT_RADIUS  1852.000
_XMS_TOUTs  0 KALMAN_CONTROL  0.196,0.144
_SM_DEPTHo  1.53 KALMAN_X  11528.2,-54.1,185.1,16998.5,-225.4
_SM_ANGLEo  -62.4 KALMAN_Y  207539.1,-31.2,-382.3,-175176.2,1976.0
GPS2  202227,5017.764,-14434.061,35,1.2,42,18.6 MHEAD_RNG_PITCHd_Wd  35.2,7814,-15.3,-8.000
SPEED_LIMITS  0.080,0.243 D_GRID  1001

Post-dive calculations and measurements:
FINISH  0.7,1.024583 XPDR_PINGS  107
SM_CCo  23076,51.72,0.615,4,0,1300,400.08 _24V_AH  23.2,52.759
SM_GC  1.58,0.00,0.00,51.72,0.000,0.000,0.615,492,1894,1300,-10.29,-0.17,400.08 _10V_AH  10.1,26.820
IRIDIUM_FIX  4956.40,-14440.64,161197,131357 DATA_FILE_SIZE  34797,602
TT8_MAMPS  0.029146 CAP_FILE_SIZE  155454,0
HUMID  1828 CFSIZE  260165632,240197632
INTERNAL_PRESSURE  7.69561 ERRORS  0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,4,0
TCM_TEMP  16.00 GPS  230808,025038,5020.525,-14429.952,52,1.6,52,18.7

Energy measurements:
devicesecsmAJsensorsecsmAJ
Pitch_motor2516598.59 SBE_CT42824238.44
Roll_motor22598517.29 SBE_O247719210.69
VBD_pump_during_apogee425138513658.09 Optode61733472.46
VBD_pump_during_surface51615738.17 WL_BB2F356105868.76
VBD_valve000.00 nil000.00
Iridium_during_init2810369.21 nil000.00
Iridium_during_connect44160165.92 nil000.00
Iridium_during_xfer131223679.00
Transponder_ping26420260.65
Mmodem_TX000.00
Mmodem_RX000.00
GPS425021.70
TT8140719281.54
LPSleep189392418.93
TT8_Active65719131.43
TT8_Sampling199039800.19
TT8_CF850245232.46
TT8_Kalman338127.57
Analog_circuits174212211.18
GPS_charging000.00
Compass19208155.22
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
20 end surface: CONTROL_FINISHED_OK
state 20 begin dive
22 -1.20 -146.6 0.0 0.0 0 96 0.00 0.00 -71.78 0.000 2 0.000 0.000 493 1894 2774
99 -1.20 -146.6 3.1 -4.2 7 136 10.52 2.40 -20.02 0.000 4 0.166 0.056 2460 506 3532
300 -1.08 -146.6 32.9 -15.2 25 305 0.15 2.25 0.00 0.000 6 0.106 0.023 2490 1905 3535
627 -1.08 -146.6 65.3 -10.4 55 631 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.035 2490 3295 3536
665 -1.15 -146.6 69.7 -10.4 58 672 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.031 2490 1892 3536
994 -1.15 -146.6 102.3 -9.4 79 998 0.00 2.35 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.045 2490 499 3537
1106 -1.15 -146.6 113.3 -9.7 84 1110 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.027 2490 1908 3537
1433 -1.23 -146.6 139.1 -7.9 100 1438 0.15 2.28 0.00 0.000 4 0.067 0.038 2450 3289 3537
1465 -1.23 -146.6 142.1 -9.5 101 1472 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.029 2449 1893 3537
1799 -1.23 -146.6 176.1 -10.5 114 1803 0.00 2.35 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.044 2450 503 3537
1854 -1.23 -146.6 182.3 -11.5 115 1861 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.029 2450 1896 3537
2167 -1.23 -146.6 214.1 -10.0 126 2171 0.00 2.35 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.044 2450 503 3536
2211 -1.23 -146.6 218.8 -10.5 127 2215 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.028 2450 1901 3537
2540 -1.23 -146.6 250.6 -9.8 138 2543 0.00 2.38 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.050 2449 504 3535
2595 -1.23 -146.6 256.4 -11.0 139 2599 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.031 2450 1901 3536
2913 -1.23 -146.6 286.7 -9.4 150 2914 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2450 1903 3535
3248 -1.23 -146.6 316.6 -8.9 158 3252 0.00 2.35 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.047 2450 505 3535
3331 -1.23 -146.6 324.8 -10.3 159 3335 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.025 2450 1903 3534
3685 -1.23 -146.6 357.6 -9.3 165 3689 0.00 2.38 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.049 2450 499 3534
3757 -1.23 -146.6 364.7 -10.0 166 3761 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.027 2449 1901 3534
4116 -1.23 -146.6 396.2 -8.8 172 4120 0.00 2.38 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.044 2450 504 3533
4166 -1.23 -146.6 400.9 -9.2 172 4170 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.028 2450 1901 3533
4481 -1.23 -146.6 428.5 -8.7 178 4485 0.00 2.38 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.051 2450 503 3533
4547 -1.23 -146.6 434.6 -9.1 179 4551 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.031 2450 1901 3532
4912 -1.23 -146.6 465.5 -8.6 185 4916 0.00 2.38 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.051 2450 505 3532
4951 -1.23 -146.6 469.1 -10.1 185 4955 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.027 2449 1904 3532
5271 -1.23 -146.6 498.1 -9.1 191 5275 0.00 2.38 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.048 2450 501 3531
5331 -1.23 -146.6 504.4 -10.4 191 5337 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.028 2450 1901 3531
5640 -1.23 -146.6 533.5 -9.5 197 5644 0.00 2.38 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.046 2450 503 3531
5695 -1.23 -146.6 539.0 -10.2 197 5702 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.025 2450 1903 3531
6005 -1.23 -146.6 566.6 -8.9 203 6009 0.00 2.38 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.046 2450 505 3531
6082 -1.23 -146.6 574.0 -9.4 204 6086 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.031 2449 1903 3531
6436 -1.23 -146.6 603.4 -8.1 210 6440 0.00 2.38 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.046 2449 503 3530
6481 -1.23 -146.6 607.2 -9.0 210 6485 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.025 2450 1903 3530
6801 -1.23 -146.6 631.9 -7.7 216 6802 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2450 1905 3530
7104 -1.23 -146.6 654.0 -7.2 221 7108 0.00 2.38 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.050 2450 505 3529
7187 -1.23 -146.6 660.9 -8.7 222 7192 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.031 2449 1903 3530
7537 -1.28 -146.6 687.4 -7.7 228 7541 0.00 2.38 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.053 2449 498 3529
7615 -1.28 -146.6 694.4 -8.9 229 7619 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.031 2450 1904 3529
7975 -1.28 -146.6 723.5 -8.1 235 7979 0.00 2.40 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.051 2450 498 3529
8032 -1.28 -146.6 728.6 -8.6 235 8036 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.027 2450 1910 3529
8341 -1.32 -146.6 753.2 -7.8 240 8346 0.00 2.40 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.050 2450 503 3528
8419 -1.32 -146.6 759.9 -8.3 241 8423 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.031 2450 1910 3528
8774 -1.37 -146.6 785.6 -7.2 247 8779 0.00 2.40 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.051 2450 506 3528
8869 -1.37 -146.6 793.0 -8.1 248 8873 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.029 2449 1900 3528
9207 -1.43 -146.6 815.9 -6.9 254 9212 0.15 2.40 0.00 0.000 4 0.071 0.047 2410 499 3528
9251 -1.34 -146.6 820.0 -10.6 254 9256 0.12 2.28 0.00 0.000 6 0.121 0.024 2434 1905 3527
9565 -1.34 -146.6 846.7 -8.5 260 9569 0.00 2.40 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.053 2434 505 3527
9632 -1.34 -146.6 853.3 -10.9 261 9636 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.028 2434 1899 3527
9998 -1.34 -146.6 886.1 -8.9 267 10002 0.00 2.40 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.058 2435 509 3527
10098 -1.34 -146.6 895.9 -9.4 268 10102 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.032 2434 1897 3527
10423 -1.34 -146.6 922.9 -8.1 274 10427 0.00 2.42 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.058 2434 500 3527
10456 -1.34 -146.6 925.6 -8.3 274 10460 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.027 2434 1893 3526
10794 -1.34 -146.6 950.4 -7.2 280 10798 0.00 2.45 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.069 2434 503 3527
10837 -1.34 -146.6 953.9 -8.3 280 10841 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.040 2434 1901 3526
11158 -1.34 -146.6 975.5 -6.8 286 11163 0.00 2.50 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.071 2434 504 3526
11221 -1.34 -146.6 980.3 -7.5 287 11225 0.00 2.35 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.044 2434 1897 3526
11401 end dive: TARGET_DEPTH_EXCEEDED
state 11401 begin apogee
11407 -0.33 0.0 993.0 6.9 290 11537 1.02 0.00 126.53 1.385 6 0.100 0.000 2650 2108 2931
11538 end apogee: CONTROL_FINISHED_OK
state 11538 begin climb
11541 1.20 146.6 995.1 0.0 292 11674 1.50 2.58 124.03 1.355 4 0.068 0.070 2990 3514 2332
11742 1.01 146.6 980.4 10.2 295 11747 0.20 2.42 0.00 0.000 6 0.117 0.053 2952 2117 2328
12091 0.94 146.6 950.9 8.4 301 12095 0.00 2.50 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.059 2952 689 2326
12129 0.83 146.6 947.5 8.2 301 12134 0.22 2.38 0.00 0.000 6 0.110 0.038 2907 2107 2325
12450 0.89 200.5 927.7 6.0 307 12499 0.00 0.00 47.78 1.305 6 0.000 0.000 2908 2107 2113
12753 1.02 235.7 907.7 6.7 312 12792 0.15 2.53 31.62 1.270 4 0.069 0.052 2950 688 1969
12820 1.02 235.7 901.5 10.0 313 12824 0.00 2.38 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.031 2951 2117 1967
13185 1.02 235.7 867.7 9.2 319 13187 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2950 2117 1963
13488 1.02 235.7 839.3 9.4 324 13492 0.00 2.45 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.047 2950 684 1962
13528 1.02 235.7 835.2 11.0 324 13532 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.025 2950 2104 1962
13847 1.02 235.7 805.4 9.3 330 13849 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2950 2107 1961
14151 1.02 235.7 777.3 9.3 335 14152 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2951 2107 1961
14454 1.02 235.7 749.4 9.1 340 14458 0.00 2.42 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.043 2951 683 1960
14497 1.02 235.7 745.0 9.9 340 14502 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.030 2950 2106 1960
14818 1.02 235.7 716.0 9.0 346 14819 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2950 2109 1960
15121 1.02 235.7 688.8 8.9 351 15125 0.00 2.42 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.049 2950 680 1960
15165 1.02 235.7 684.4 10.4 351 15169 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.028 2950 2109 1959
15491 1.02 235.7 655.8 8.8 357 15495 0.00 2.42 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.049 2951 683 1959
15518 1.02 235.7 653.2 10.4 357 15522 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.032 2950 2109 1960
15856 1.02 235.7 623.2 8.8 363 15857 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2950 2111 1959
16159 1.02 235.7 596.5 8.9 368 16160 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2950 2112 1960
16462 1.02 235.7 570.1 8.6 373 16466 0.00 2.42 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.044 2951 682 1960
16488 1.02 235.7 567.5 9.8 373 16492 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.028 2950 2109 1959
16826 1.04 251.8 541.9 7.4 379 16842 0.00 0.00 13.68 1.015 6 0.000 0.000 2951 2112 1904
17129 1.07 273.4 520.2 7.2 384 17155 0.00 2.47 20.50 1.023 4 0.000 0.043 2951 680 1816
17199 1.07 278.4 514.5 7.8 385 17210 0.00 2.33 5.78 0.818 6 0.000 0.030 2951 2103 1796
17553 1.12 278.4 484.1 8.8 391 17554 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2950 2103 1793
17856 1.18 278.4 456.3 9.3 396 17861 0.15 2.42 0.00 0.000 4 0.073 0.046 2993 680 1792
17894 1.10 278.4 451.9 11.1 396 17899 0.12 2.30 0.00 0.000 6 0.116 0.025 2970 2098 1792
18214 1.10 278.4 422.1 9.1 402 18218 0.00 2.40 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.048 2969 682 1792
18241 1.10 278.4 419.5 10.4 402 18245 0.00 2.30 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.025 2970 2100 1791
18584 1.10 278.4 388.8 9.0 408 18588 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.041 2970 3500 1791
18606 1.10 278.4 386.6 10.1 408 18610 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.028 2969 2075 1791
18949 1.10 278.4 356.9 8.5 414 18953 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.046 2970 697 1790
18982 1.11 283.7 354.0 7.8 414 18993 0.00 2.28 5.65 0.759 6 0.000 0.032 2970 2104 1774
19308 1.11 291.2 328.6 7.7 420 19322 0.00 2.42 8.40 0.830 4 0.000 0.044 2970 713 1742
19344 1.11 291.2 325.3 9.0 420 19348 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.026 2970 2102 1742
19676 1.11 291.2 296.4 8.8 426 19677 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2970 2105 1741
19983 1.11 291.2 270.1 8.6 436 19986 0.00 2.38 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.046 2970 700 1740
20021 1.11 291.2 266.5 9.2 437 20025 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.031 2970 2101 1740
20356 1.16 291.2 236.9 9.1 448 20360 0.00 2.35 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.050 2970 703 1740
20389 1.16 291.2 233.5 9.8 449 20393 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.029 2970 2105 1740
20724 1.21 291.2 201.7 9.8 460 20728 0.00 2.38 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.046 2970 700 1739
20753 1.21 291.2 199.0 10.3 461 20757 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.025 2970 2103 1739
21087 1.26 291.2 170.4 8.8 472 21092 0.15 2.38 0.00 0.000 4 0.071 0.046 3013 702 1740
21120 1.18 291.2 166.7 11.6 473 21124 0.15 2.28 0.00 0.000 6 0.112 0.025 2984 2106 1739
21450 1.18 291.2 137.1 8.7 486 21451 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 2984 2109 1739
21759 1.23 291.2 113.4 8.6 501 21763 0.00 2.38 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.043 2984 702 1739
21803 1.23 291.2 109.0 9.2 503 21808 0.00 2.28 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.029 2984 2095 1739
22131 1.36 338.4 84.1 6.3 519 22178 0.15 2.42 41.05 0.750 4 0.071 0.047 3026 701 1550
22224 1.36 338.4 75.4 11.6 525 22228 0.00 2.30 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.032 3026 2101 1545
22551 1.36 338.4 43.5 9.7 555 22552 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.000 3026 2104 1542
22868 1.36 338.4 15.5 8.7 585 22872 0.00 2.38 0.00 0.000 4 0.000 0.044 3027 705 1541
22912 1.36 338.4 11.6 8.6 588 22918 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.000 6 0.000 0.027 3027 2104 1540
23033 end climb: SURFACE_DEPTH_REACHED
state 23033 begin surface coast
23055 end surface coast: CONTROL_FINISHED_OK
state 23055 begin surface