Hi,


> Am 18.06.2015 um 02:09 schrieb Rick Walsh <[email protected]>:
> 
> However, I think a more intuitive output would be:
> 
> depth dur.    runtime gas     
> 20m   1min    1min    air     
> 20m   5min    5min            
> 20m   10min   15min   EAN80   
> 20m   5min    20min   air     
> 9m    1min    21min           <-for the segment of 1min duration leading up 
> to the 21min runtime (we ascend to 9m), we are still breathing air
> 9m    0min    21min   EAN80   <-there is zero time at 9m, but this is where 
> to change to EAN80
> 6m    17min   39min           <-keep breathing EAN80
> 0m    2min    41min   
> 
> Do you think this is a clear and reasonable approach?

This is definitely a correct approach. It is not what I had in mind, though, 
but it is very close. These notes are supposedly copied to wet notes and taken 
underwater. So, to avoid task overloading, the display should really be minimal 
and contain no clutter. 

A 0min stop looks a bit weird to me. So my plan was to merge that segment with 
the preceding transition an thus place the ean80 there. 

After all, the printed gas indicates the diver should do a gas switch.

Look at it from this point of view: the table row. 

9m x min y min EANzz

Should really be read as the instruction to the diver:

Go to 9m. There switch to the gas. Then stay there until runtime y. Then go to 
the next line. 

At least that supports my intended way of doing things. 

BTW this whole discussion is a bit academic: gas switches without stop that we 
are worrying about do not appear in real dives. As no stops come with short 
shallow dives for which you would not take additional gases. Or we could 
resolve it by stating a gas change is automatically followed by a stop of at 
least one minute. After all the gas change takes some time. Not to mention 
esoteric topics like the oxygen window. 

Best
Robert

Ps: this is probably the longest email I ever typed on the phone. 
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