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General Guidelines for project report formatting

Font to be used throughout the report: ARIAL

Style for headings

o Chapter Heading: ARIAL, 14, UPPER CASE, BOLD, UNDERLINED,CENTER OF PAGE

o Sub-heading: ARIAL, 12, UPPER CASE, BOLD, UNDERLINED,LEFT ALLIGNED

o Sub-subheading: ARIAL, 12, Sentence case, BOLD, LEFT ALLIGNEDo All further

Sub-headings: ARIAL, 12, Title case, LEFT ALLIGNED

Example:

Numbering of figures: Format X.Y.

X is chapter number

Y is figure number in that chapter

e.g. The sixth figure in Chapter 2 should be namedFigure 2.6.

Caption below the figure:

Figure 2.6

Example:

Figure x.y Logo of the ARAI

Numbering of tables: Format: Same as format for numbering figures.

Chapter 1: CHAPTER HEADING

1.1 SUB-HEADING

1.1.1 Sub-subheading

1.1.1.1 All Further Sub Headings

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Table style should be BASIC (AS SHOWN BELOWIN EXAMPLE), no fancy and colorful table styles tobe used.

Title of Table above the table:

Example:

Table x.y: Example Table

Format for list of reference

For your report, references should be numbered in order of first appearance.

The format for bibliographic references is as follows:

Forpapers:

Author last name, first name or initials, co-author(s) first and last name(s) (if applicable)."Paper Title," paper number, publisher name, publisher city, state, year of publication.

Forarticles:

Author last name, first name or initials, co-author(s) first and last name(s) (if applicable),"Article Title," Magazine or Journal Name, volume and page numbers, publisher name,publisher city, state, year of publication.

Forbooks:

Author last name, first name or initials, co-author(s) first and last name(s) (if applicable),editors (if applicable), Book Title, edition number (if applicable) publisher name, publisher city,state, year of publication, Page number/s

Also include ISBN number (if known) after publisher name.

Style sheet for technical paper references

Journal Format

Author, (date published). Title. Journal name, volume(section)

Antanaitis, David, Monsere, Patrick, Riefe, Mark (2008). Brake System and Subsystem DesignConsiderations for Race Track and High Energy Usage Based on Fade Limits. SAE Int'l. Journal ofPassenger Cars - Mechanical Systems, 1(1)

Patents Format

Author, "Title of Patent", U.S. Patent x xxx xxx, Abbrev. Month, day, year.

Wilkinson, J. P., "Nonlinear resonant circuit devices," U.S. Patent 3 624 124, July 16, 1990.

Papers Presented at Conferences

Author, Title, Name of conference, Paper number, year.

Otsuki, Sam, Oie, Tom, Ishida, K., Hydrocarbons Speciation of Automotive Emissions Using High SpeedGas Chromatography, presented at SAE World Congress, 950513, 1995.

Handbooks Format

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Name of Manual/Handbook, x ed., Abbrev. Name of Co., year, pp. xxx-xxx

Electronic Reliability Design Handbook: Military Handbook 338B, Department of Defense, 1998, pp. 100-325.

Standards Format

Title of Standard, Standard number, date.

Diagnostic Trouble Code Definitions, J2012, 2007