Trans. JSASS Aerospace Tech. Japan
Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 10-20, 2020

DOI: 10.2322/tastj.18.10

How to Prepare Manuscript for Aerospace Technology JapanBy Ichiro KOKU,1) Hanako UCHU,1),2) and Taro SORA2)
2)

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Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, JAXA, Sagamihara, Japan
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan(Received June 21st, 2019)
This is the manual for how to prepare your paper for Transactions of JSASS, Aerospace Technology Japan On-LineJournal. All the papers should be written by appropriate word processors with the format specified in this manual. Abstract
should be placed here.
Key Words:

Format Sample, ISTS, ISSFD, NSAT (no more than 5)2.

Nomenclature
AaBbCccacb
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Subscripts
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area, m2
angle, radblockbase length, m
Cross section
coefficient
coefficient for parameter acoefficient for parameter bvelocity, m/s
positionangle of attack, radsideslip angle, radpitch angle, radroll angle, radtorque, Nm::initialfinalFormatting Your Paper

Each paper is allowed up to 10 pages of texts, including
figures and tables. But never exceed 10 pages. Color graphics
are acceptable. However, movie files and some kinds ofsoftware tools should not be included in the paper.
Paper with less than 6 pages will be automatically
categorized into “Research note” when they are accepted for
publication in Aerospace Technology Japan.
The authors whose papers are not related to technologies
but science are encouraged to submit their manuscript toTransactions of JSASS, but not Aerospace Technology Japan,
because Aerospace Technology Japan is a journal featuring
the field of aerospace technologies specifically.
3.

Title etc.

3.1. Title
The title should be brief and concise. The title should becentered, and in Times 14-point, boldface type. Capitalize thefirst letter of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs;
do not capitalize articles, coordinate conjunctions, orprepositions (unless the title begins with such a word). Leavea blank line after the title. The space between the lines is 17.5
point.
3.2. Author name(s) and affiliation(s)Author names are to be centered beneath the title, printed inTimes, and non-boldface type. The full name must be typed.
Only primary contributors should be listed in authors list;
others may appear in Acknowledgment. The first name isprinted in 10 pt, and the first letter of the first name should becapitalized. The family name must be capitalized, only thefirst letter of the family name is 10 pt, and the other letters of
the family name must be in 8pt. “and” is also necessary before
the last author’s name. For the case of more than two authors,
a command is necessary between author's names.
Place a superscript number corresponding to the affiliation

Introduction

These guidelines include complete descriptions of the fonts,spacing, and related information for producing yourmanuscripts. Please pay extreme attention to keep the originalformat shown in this file. Authors using LaTeX may use theTJSASS class file and sample manuscript (this file) provided
by JSASS. But it should be noted that the document should besubmitted in PDF format, and that no support for this sample
manuscript and the class file is provided by JSASS. Whenmaking a pdf file, all the fonts including the standard
PostScript fonts (such as Times and Symbol) must be
embedded in the document, and don't use national (e.g.
Japanese) fonts.

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on right of each author's name, but after a comma between
authors’ names.
Affiliations should follow on the next line, be centered,italicized and in Times 8-point, not bold. City name must beincluded, but prefecture (state, specified districts) name must
be excluded. Leave two blank lines after the affiliations. Thespace between the lines is 10-point. Affiliation number with aparenthesis must be placed in front of each affiliation inRoman.
3.3. Received date
(Received date Month day, 2019)' is unnecessary whensubmitting your manuscript for proceedings, but it isnecessary above Abstract when submitting to “Aerospace
Technology Japan.” The received date is the first date ofsubmission to “Aerospace Technology Japan.”
3.4. Abstract
Abstract should be indented 4 letters, 100- to 200-words,written as a single paragraph and printed in Times 8.5-point,
not bold, flush left. Leave 30 mm in both sides. The space
between the lines is 11.5-point.
It should be a summary and complete in itself. The abstract
should indicate the subjects dealt with in the paper and should
state the objectives of the investigation. New findings andconclusions of the experiment or argument discussed in thepaper must be stated in the abstract.
Leave one blank line after the abstract.
3.5. Key words
Key word should be centered, in Times 8.5-point, not bold.
Begin by “Key Words: ” (in Times 8.5-points, boldface
type, and 2 letters blank) at the top. No more than 5 key words.
All words must start with upper case.
4.

Times 9.5-point boldface, with the first letter capitalized, flush
left, with one blank line from last, leaving one blank line tonext. Use a period (“.”) after the heading number, not a colon.
4.4. Sub-headings
For example, “4.4.(2 letters blank) Second-orderheadings”, should be Times 9.5-point boldface, initiallycapitalized, flush left and with no blank line from last.
4.4.1. Subsub-headings
For example, “4.4.1.(2 letters blank) Third-orderheadings”, should be Times 9.5-point boldface, initially
capitalized, flush left and with no blank line from last.
4.5. Figures
Figure captions should be 8-point Times and centered. For
example: “Fig.(a blank)1.(2 blanks)The symbol of JSASS”.
Capitalize only the first word of each caption. The captions
are to be below the figures. Please use “Figure 1” or “Figures
1 and 2” at the beginning of sentences. Otherwise use “Fig. 1”,
or “Figs. 1 and 2”' in the text. All figures must be referred toin the text.
4.6. Tables
Table captions should be 8-point Times and centered. For
example: “Table(a blank)1.(2 blanks)Form of the paper”.
Capitalize only the first word of each caption. The captions
are to be over the tables. All tables must be referred to in thetext. The horizontal top and bottom lines must be bold.
Vertical lines should not be used unless it is difficult todistinguish columns.
Table 1.
Items
Paper size
Max number of pages
MarginMain Text

Type your main text in 9.5-point Times, single-spaced. All
paragraphs should be indented 2 letters. Be sure your text isfully justified. The space between the lines is 12-point.

Font

Form of the paper.
ValuesA410Top: 25 mm and under: 25 mm side: 17mm
Times-New-Roman and symbol

4.7. Equations
The symbols should be in 9.5-point and centered. The
equation numbers should be right flush, as (1).
,(1)
and(2)
D+E =F.
Please use “Equation (1) at the beginning of sentences.
Otherwise use “Eq. (1)” or “Eqs. (1) and (2)” in the text.
Other example equations are shown in the following. One isthe definition of Stn

4.1. Nomenclature
A nomenclature section is required for papers containing
more than a few symbols; nomenclature definitions should notappear in the text. Nomenclature should be beneath the key
words as follows:“Symbol (V, X etc.): (colon) (2 letter blank) Definitions”. The
position of colon is 35 mm from the left end of the page.
Please use standard symbols whenever possible. Thesymbols are in 9.5-point and the definitions are in Times
9.5-point, not bold. The symbols must be listed in alphabeticorder such as “A, a, B, b.” Greek symbols must be listed in
Greek alphabetical order after English alphabet. All symbolsneed to be defined. All abbreviations need to be spelled out at
the first instance.
4.2. Introduction
The paper must include an Introduction – a brief assessmentof prior work by others and an explanation of how the paper
contributes to the field.
4.3. Major-headings
For example, “1.(2 letters blank)Introduction”, should befn L
n=−1/2
U∞ 1  γ −1M∞2  +  β M ∞·1 +K 2Stn=n = 1, 2,3, L(3)and another one is differential equation=∇ 2φiwhere2()2d∑ [(φ j − φi ) w r j − ri ],λ n0 j ≠ i(4)Trans. JSASS Aerospace Tech. Japan Vol. 17 (2020)∑ r − r w( r − r )Acknowledgments2

λ = j ≠ijiji

∑ w( r − r )
j ≠i

j.

(5)

The editorial office appreciates authors’ efforts to fully
follow this template style when submitting the manuscript toAerospace Technology Japan because the editorial office does
not provide a type-setting service.

iA comma is necessary after each equation if equations are
not the last sentence. If the equation is the last sentence, aperiod is necessary after the equation.

References
Book case (when submitting, please delete this line)
1) Batchelor, G. K.: An Introduction to Fluid Dynamics, Cambridge
University Press, London, 1967, pp. 1–10.
2) Arakawa, Y., Kuninaka, H., Nakayama, N. and Nishiyama, K.: Ion
Engines for Powered Flight in Space, Corona Publishing, Tokyo,
2006, pp. 18–20 (in Japanese).
3) Goto, N. and Kawakita, T.: Bifurcation Analysis for theInertialCoupling Problem of a Reentry Vehicle, Advances inDynamics and Control, Sivasundaram, S. (ed.), Chapman & Hall,New York, 2004, pp. 45–55.
Journal paper case (when submitting, please delete this line)
4) Hainds, F. D. and Keyes, J. W.: Shock Interference in HypersonicFlows, AIAA J., 10 (1972), pp. 1441–1447.
5) Miyaji, K., Tsurumaki, A., and Tsukada, H.: On Accuracy ofPrediction of Flutter Boundaries on Unstructured Grids, Trans. Jpn.
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6) Atobe, S., Kuno, S., Hu, N., and Fukunaga, H.: Identification ofImpact Force on Stiffened Composite Panels, Trans. JSASS
Aerospace Tech. Japan, 7, ists26 (2009), pp. Pc_1–Pc_5.
7) Shimizu, E., Isogai, K., and Obayashi, S.: Multi-Objective Design
Study of a Flapping Wing Power Generator, J. Fluids Eng., 130(2008), pp. 021104-1–021104-8.
8) Kojima, H., Furukawa, Y., and Trivailo, P. M.: Experimental Studyon Delayed Feedback Control for Libration of Tethered Satellite
System, J. Guid., Control Dynam., 35 (2012), pp. 998–1002.
9) Wilde, K., Gardoni, P., and Fujino, Y.: Seismic Response ofBase-isolated Structures with Shape Memory Alloy Damping
Devices, Proc. SPIE, 3043 (1997), pp. 122–133.
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Quantitative Stability Evaluation Based on Region of Attraction forControl Method Choice for Nonlinear Systems and Its UAVApplication, Japan Soci. Aero. Space Sci., 65 (2017), pp. 251–257(in Japanese).
Conference paper case (when submitting, please delete this line)
11) Kwak, D. Y., Rinoie, K., and Noguchi, M.: Experimental Researchof Aerodynamics on an SST Configuration with High Lift Devices,
25th International Congress of Aeronautical Sciences, Hamburg,Germany, ICAS 2006-5.11.3, 2006.
12) Tamakoshi, D. and Kojima, H.: Interplanetary Low-thrust
Trajectory Using Earth Gravity Assist and Invariant ManifoldTechnique, 68th International Astronautical Congress, Adelaide,
Australia, IAC-17,C1,8,4,x37086, 2017.
13) Trivailo, P. M. and Kojima, H.: Simulation of Space Nets with
Nonlinear Material Behaviour, Capturing Space Debris, 31stInternational Symposium on Space Technology and Science,
Matsuyama, Japan, 2017-r-67p, 2017.
14) Murayama, M., Nakahashi, K., and Matsushima, K.: Unstructured
Dynamic Mesh for Large Movement and Deformation, AIAAPaper 2002-0122, 2002.
15) Fujii, A. H., Watanabe, T., Sahara, H., Kojima, H., Takehara, S.,
Yamagiwa, Y., et al.: Space Demonstration of Bare
Electrodynamics Tape-Tether Technology on the Sounding Rocket
S520-25, AIAA Paper 2011-06503, 2011.
16) Kojima, H., Yoshimura, Y., and Taniguchi, C.: Study on
CMG-Manipulator Cooperative Control for Space Robot Equippedwith CMG, Proceeding of 61st Space Sciences and Technology
Conference, Niigata, Japan, JSASS-2017-4001, 2017 (in Japanese).
Technical report case (when submitting, please delete this line)

Fig. 1. The symbol of JSASS. Only the first letter in a sentence should
be upper case. Single-line caption should be centered. In plural-linecaption, lines before the last one both sided, the last one flush left.
Captions must stop with a period.

5.

OthersFormats for references and acknowledgments should fit to
the followings: For references, list and number all
bibliographical references in 8-point Times at the end of yourpaper. The space between the lines is 10-10.5-point. Whenreferences are cited in the text, write the numbers referred toas A,1) or B,2,3) or C,4-10) after a comma,11) or a period.12-22) If
the numbered reference citation is a word of the main text,write it as in the following example. “Reference 23) gives thedefinition of … ” at the beginning of sentence, or “As shownin Ref. 24), the three-body problem should be taken into
account for mission design.” for other cases.
The sample of references is shown at the end of thisguideline. The heading of it is “References” that is 9.5-point,bold, centered. All references must be referred to in thetext.25,26)
The heading “Acknowledgments” is 9.5-point, bold, flush
left.
6.

PDF file conversion- Use of Adobe: Acrobat Distiller and a version 1.5 (Acrobat6.0) PDF file are recommended.
- Set the resolution to 600dpi or similar.
- The size of a pdf file must be less than 5MB per each paper.
- Embed all fonts (symbols, space etc.) in the PDF file.
- Do NOT create bookmarks.
- Do NOT set security.
7.

Conclusion
Conclusion should be clearly stated.

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Williams, G. J., Domonkos, M. T., and Chavez, J. M.:
Measurement of Doubly Charged Ions in Ion Thruster Plumes,
NASA TM-2002-211295, 2002.
18) Nakai, E.: Transonic/Supersonic Flutter Characteristics of a
Cantilevered Low-aspect Ratio Swept Wing, NAL TR-288, 1972
(in Japanese).
19) Usui, M. and Kuninaka, H.: Characteristics of Ion Grid System,
JAXA-SP-06-019, 2007, pp. 28-31 (in Japanese).
20) Machida, K. and Miyaji, K.: 3D Wing Flutter Analysis byBending-Torsion Beam Model and Unstructured CFD,
JAXA-SP-05-017, 2006, pp. 94–99 (in Japanese).
Dissertation case (when submitting, please delete this line)
21) Roberts, J. A.: Satellite Formation Flying for an Interferometry
Mission, Ph.D. Thesis, Cranfield University, 2005.
22) Kato, H.: Prediction of Wake Turbulence Behaviors Using Weather

Observation and Simulation, Master's Thesis, Tohoku University,
2010 (in Japanese).
Web sources case (when submitting, please delete this line)
23) Bush, G. W.: The Vision for Space Exploration, NASA
Headquarters, 2004, http://www.nasa.gov (accessed October 10,2015).
24) Koon, W. S., Lo, M. W., Marsden, J. E., and Ross, S. D.:
Dynamical Systems, the Three-Body Problem and Space Mission
Design.,MarsdenBooks,2008,
http://www2.esm.vt.edu/~sdross/books/ (accessed September 23,2016).
25) Global Land Cover Characterization, http://edc2.usgs.gov/glcc/
glcc.php (accessed July 2, 2012).
26) Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, http://www.gsi.go.jp/
kiban/ (in Japanese)(accessed August 2, 2012).

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