Initial Conditions and System Parameters Panel
The initial conditions and system parameters panel is titled the Selected Point Panel
in DsTool. To open this panel, perform the menu choice shown below:
This panel is not a part of the Orbit Computation and Visualization module; it is part of the
currently existing standard DsTool package.
The panel is useful for doing the following:
- Changing the value of mass ratio mu,
which is used by the Orbit Computation and Visualization module
- Performing integration using these initial conditions using one of DsTool's
built-in integrators rather than the Fehlberg 7-8 integrator specifically implemented in the Orbit
Visualization module
- To learn about the features of the initial conditions and system parameters panel,
click on any item of interest on the panel shown above.
- Alternatively, click here for a step-by-step tour of panel items.