% this Latex style file can be used for producing conference papers with the School of Mechanical Engineering's recommended format


% set normal heading space between text
\newlength\headspace
\setlength{\headspace}{\baselineskip}
\addtolength{\headspace}{-1em}

\def\section{\@startsection {section}{1}{\z@}{\baselineskip}{\headspace}{\normalsize}}
\def\subsection{\@startsection{subsection}{2}{\z@ plus \z@}{\baselineskip}{\headspace}{\normalsize}}
\def\subsubsection{\@startsection{subsubsection}{3}{\z@}{\baselineskip}{\headspace}{\normalsize}}

% standardise the References heading
\renewcommand\refname{{\vspace{-2\baselineskip}}\section{REFERENCES}}

% remove page numbering
\pagestyle{empty}

% remove indent
\parindent0ex

% length of images
\newlength\lengthWidth
\setlength{\lengthWidth}{12cm}

\newcommand{\degc}{\ensuremath{^{\rm \circ}}C}

\setlength{\tabcolsep}{10pt}

% discourage hyphenation
\hyphenpenalty=5000
\tolerance=1000

\mathindent=0em