Quiz Preparation – UMD Racing e.V.

Quiz „Basics“

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1. What is the penatly for hitting over a cone during skidpad?

a. 0.2 secs

b. disqualified

c. 10 secs

d. 2 secs

See FSG Rules 2023 D9.1.7

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2. What is the minimum height of the characters of the car number?

a. 200 mm

b. 100 mm

c. Large enough to read it from 20 m distance

d. 150 mm

See FSG Rules 2023 T12.1.2

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3. What is BSPD short for?

a. Brake System Plausability Design

b. Brake System Plausibility Device

c. Beer Supply Performance Distinction

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4. What is the minimum diameter of the shutdown button in the cockpit?

a. 22 mm

b. 26 mm

c. 24 mm

d. 20 mm

See FSG Rules 2023 11.4.4

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5. What is the minimum number of points a team recieves for finishing an autocross run?

a. Depends on the run time

b. 10

c. 13

d. 8

See FSG Rules 2023 D6.3.1

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In the event of unsportsmanlike conduct, 25 penalty points will be deducted from the team’s overall score. A second violation will result in an additional 100 penalty points deducted from the team’s overall score.

a. True

b. False

See FSG Rules 2023 A4.3.1

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7. What is the maximum duration of the Business Plan Presentation?

a. 10 mins

b. 15 mins

c. As long as the team requires

d. 5 mins

See FSG Rules 2023 S1.2.1

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8. For the Cost and Manufacturing discipline, which statement is correct regarding „bought parts“?

a. Modified bought parts are considered "make parts"

b. Bought parts must include all manufacturing emissions in the calculation

c. Any part purchased from a supplier is a "bought part"

d. Only catalog parts may be designated as "bought parts"

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9. How many cones do you need to build the skidpad track

a. 58

b. 64

c. 60

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10. What is the minimum allowed static ground clearance, including driver?

a. 20 mm

b. 25 mm

c. 35 mm

d. 30 mm

See FSG Rules 2023 T2.2.1

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Quiz „Intermediate“

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1. How many sets of dry tyres are allowed to be used in the manual dynamic disciplines during one event?

a. One set per discipline

b. One set excluding the practice area and brake test

c. As many as the team wants

d. One set including the practice area and brake test

See FSG Rules 2023 D3.2.4

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2. Your team completes their best manual skidpad run in 5.9 secs. The fastest team overall completed their run in 5.1 secs. How many points did your team recieve for skidpad? Round to one decimal place.

See FSG Rules 2023 D4.4.3

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3. How many points are assigned for the Overall Vehicle Concept in the Engineering Design Event? (Multiple choice)

a. 35

b. 20

c. 13.3 %

d. 35 %

See FSG Rules 2023 S3.7.2

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4. What is the volume of the smallest allowed head restraint? Give answer to two decimal places in m^3

See FSG rules 2023:

Minimum dimensions: T5.7.2

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5. How many percentage of points are the Finances in the Business Plan Presentation Event?

a. 15 %

b. 25 %

c. 10 %

d. 20 %

See FSG Rules 2023 S1.4.1

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6. The team at an event with the highest points in the Buisness Plan Presentation but not reaching the finals has 67 points. Your team received 29 points but the topic of your team’s BPP didn’t meet the requirements defined in the rules. What is your Business Plan Presentation Score? Round to one decimal place

See FSG Rules 2023 S1.4.6 & S1.4.2

See FSG Rules 2023 A1.2.7

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7. As an EV Team without DV, what is your maximum total score of Busniess Plan Presentation, Cost and Manufacturing, Skid Pad, Acceleration and Efficiency together?

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8. Your team completes their best autocross run in 71.2 secs. The fastest team overall completed their run in 71 secs. How many points did your team recieve for autocross? Round to one decimal place.

See FSG Rules 2023 D6.3.2 & D9.1.7

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9. The team at an event with the highest points in the Buisness Plan Presentation but not reaching the finals has 65 points. Your team received 61 points but your team missed their timeslot for BPP. What is your Business Plan Presentation Score? Round to one decimal place

See FSG Rules 2023 S1.4.6 & S1.2.5

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10. Which of the following documents is directly evaluated during Engineering Design Event?

a. TVSD

b. ESF

c. DSS

d. SES

See FSG Rules 2023 S3.4.1

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11. You want to use this shutdown button left and right between the main hoop and the main hoop bracings. Is this application rules compliant?

a. Yes, if the buttons are within a 30 mm range at the same height measure from the bottom to the centre line of the buttons

b. No, the button is too small

c. No, because it should be removable during technical inspection

d. No, the button is not allowed to have a yellow background ring

e. No, because its red

See FSG Rules 2023 T11.4

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12. What is the diameter of the inside skidpad circle?

a. 15.25 m

b. 15 m

c. various between events

d. 15.5 m

See FSG Rules 2023 D4.1.2

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13. What does the yellow flag mean during the driving disciplines?

a. The driver must be prepared to overtake a slower car on the racing line

b. The driver must immediate stop on track in a safe and controlled way

c. The driver must slow down, something has happened on track. No overtaking unless directed by track marshals

d. The track is slippery. The driver must be prepared for evasive maneuvers to avoid the situation

See FSG Rules 2023 D2.1.9

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14. What does a black flag mean?

a. session has been completed

b. driver must immediately pull over on track

c. driver must stop in driver change area for a mechanical inspection

d. driver must stop in the driver change area for a discussion with an official

See FSG Rules 2023 D2.1.3

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15.

The following items have to be on or attached to the push bar, if you are an EV team. (multiple choice)

a. An approved fire extinguisher

b. A spare key for the Tractive System Low Voltage Master Switch

c. Contact details of the team captain

d. Two pairs of high voltage insulating gloves

e. A shutdown button with a minimum diameter of 24 mm

f. All ESOQs printed out

g. Red paint

h. Car number with a character height of at least 20 mm

i. A multimeter with test leads rated for 600V CAT III or better

j. University name written on high contrast background

k. Two pairs of safety glasses

l. An additional pair of drivers gloves and a spare balaclava

See FSG 2023 Rules T13.1

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16. For the rain test: (Multiple Choice)

a. The vehicle must have passed the accumulator inspection

b. Must be in ready-to-drive mode

c. The vehicle will be sprayed for 2 mins at first and again for an additional 2 mins if the officials decide so

d. All wheels must be removed

e. Components may be used to protect the vehicle from water during rain test

f. The water spray can be in front and behind the car

See FSG Rules 2023 IN9.2.6, IN9.1.1 (& IN4.1.2) & IN9.2.1

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17. Which of the following statements are correct? (Multiple Choice)

a. If the driver fails to obey to a flag waved at him, a minute will be added to the time

b. Missing two gates of a slalom will result in two off-course penalties

c. If the driver runs over debris outside of the track which results in a puncture, the team will be scored as DNF for the endurance

d. Missing a gate of a slalom will result in an off-course penalty

e. The officials do not have to be informed if a team wants to change tyres during driver change

See FSG Rules 2023 D7.6.6 (& D7.6.7, D7.6.8), D9.1.5 & D9.1.12

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A team can register up to how many Electrical System Officers?

a. As many as they like

b. 4 but one of them has to be a driver

c. 2 with an additional Autonomous System Responsible

d. 2

e. 4

f. 3

See FSG Rules 2023 A4.3.1

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19. What is the minimum score for the third place in the Business Plan finals (with three finalists)?

a. There is no lower limit

b. 71

c. 75

d. 70

See FSG Rules 2023 S1.4.7

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20. An EV team without driverless components have 9 parts of scrutineering to pass before being allowed to compete on track.

a. True

b. False

See FSG Rules 2023 IN1.1.1

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Quiz „Electrical“

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1. Which of the following statements is false regarding the difference between Lead-based batteries, Nickel-based batteries and Lithium-based batteries?

a. The Lithium-based batteries can achieve specific energies of over 200 Wh/kg

b. The Nickel based batteries have the lowest nominal voltage

c. The Lithium-based batteries typically have the highest specific energy

d. The Nickel based batteries typically have the lowest specific energy

e. The Lead based batteries typically have a nominal voltage of 2V

no solution currently

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2. Which of the following statements about the Tractive System Accumulator are wrong? (Multiple choice)

a. Accumulator container attachments can be made of 1 mm thick steel

b. The maximum temperature limit for LiFePo4 cells is 60°C

c. There must be inspection holes in the side wall and the bottom of the TSAC if the wall thickness cannot be determined otherwise

d. The TSAC can be protected from rear impact by a square tube with an edge length of and a wall thickness of 1.2 mm

e. The ESO’s name and phone number can be displayed in characters with a height of 25 mm on the TSAC’s lid

f. All electrical safety items used for working on the accumulator must be rated for 1000 VDC

g. If carried out correctly, a three-point bending test is sufficient to prove adequate strength of composite material used for a TSAC if the data and photos are provided in the SES

h. NiMH type cells are allowed

See FSG rules 2023. Correct answers:

EV5.5.5
T 3.2.1, T 3.15, 5.5.2, Asquare tube=90.24 mm²
EV 5.5.14
IN 3.2.2 only for TS voltage

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3. For this Wheatstone Bridge based NTC temperature measurement circuit, which is the lowest voltage measurement (VAB) that is possible to obtain at 60ºC? (NTC B: 3435 +/-1%) Give answer in Volts rounded to two decimal points.

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4. How much current flows when 99 C passes down a wire in 11 s? Give answer in amps as a whole number.

Q = I * t

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5. Which of the following requirements of the brake light assembly must be met to be rules compliant? (multiple choice)

a. Clearly visible from the back at bright sunlight with a viewing angle of at least 30°

b. The brake light must be functioning even if HV- or LV-power supply failed or is being disconnected

c. The brake light measures least 10 cm2 with an even level of brightness

d. The shape of the break light can be a square or a circle

e. The brake light must be illuminated when driving into the driver change area

f. The brake light must be a red light on a black surface

See FSG rules 2023: T6.3

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6. Which of the following statements regarding the Brake System is false?

a. The brake pedal and its mounting must be designed to withstand a force of 2kN without any failure of the brake system

b. Unarmored plastic brake lines are prohibited

c. The brake over travel-switch must be of the type single pole, single throw switch

d. The first 90 % of the brake pedal travel may be used to regenerate brake energy without actuating the hydraulic brake system. The remaining brake pedal travel must directly actuate the hydraulic brake system, but brake energy regeneration must not remain active

See FSG rules 2023: T6.1.10

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7. Which of these HV- and LV-components have to be fire-retardant? (Multiple Choice)

a. Both layers of the fire wall including the material that bonds them together

b. Every wire used inside of the TSAC

c. An LV energy storage with a lithium iron phosphate chemistry

d. Spare TSAC

e. A dividing element between the main fuse, the AIRs and the rest of the TSAC

f. A device above the segments to prevent arc flashes

See FSG rules 2023: EV5.3.4, EV5.4.6, EV5.5.12

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8. Which of the following statements about LV battery packs with lithium based chemistry other than LiFePo4 is not true?

a. They must be enclosed in a non-conductive, waterproof and acid resistant container

b. They must be in a rigid and sturdy casing

c. They must be protected from short circuits, not more than 100 mm from ungrounded terminals

d. They must include overcurrent protection that rips at or below the maximum specified discharge current of the cells

See FSG rules 2023 T11.7.7

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9. The previous season you could recuperate only 27% of your initially stored energy, but this season a big improvement in your drivetrain allows you to recuperate 69% of the initially stored energy. Knowing that you had 6.3 kWh of energy in your accumulator during the last season, how much energy must your new accumulator have, if you assume, that it’s the same length and speed? Give answer in kWh

E_new = E_old * (1+0.27)/(1+0.69)

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10. Three inductors are connected as shown in the following figure:

Given that L1 = 2L2, find L1 and L2 such that the equivalence inductance is L = 0.7 H.
Give your answers in Henry, rounded to three decimal places separated by a comma (L1, L2)

series connection: L = 0.5 H + (L1*L2)/(L1 + L2) = 0.7 H
sub-in and rearrange to Solve for L2: (2L2)^2/(3L2) = 0.2 H
sub-in L2 to find L1

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Quiz „General Engineering“

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1. A 30 lbs model helicopter flying at 51 mph, calculate its kinetic energy. Answer in J to 3 significant figures.

KE=0,5 * m * v^2

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2. A refrigeration unit cools water of mass 3 kg by 33 °C. Find the thermal energy removed from the water. The specific heat capacity of water is 4186 J/kg celsius. Give answer to three significant figures in kJ.

density (rho) = m / V

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3. Calculate the pull force on the plate in Newton. Round to 2 numbers seperated by a point (exanple: 9.13)

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4. Before the endurance you pump nitorgen in your tires at a temperature of 20°C and 0.7 bar relative pressure. Knowing, that during the endurance the maximal tyre temperature will be around 60°C, what will be the maximal relative pressure of the tyre? Give answer in bar to two decimal places.

p2 = p1 * (T2/T1)

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5. A spring in a car’s suspension has elastic potential energy store 226 J. If the spring constant is 8.1N/mm, find the extension. Give answer in meters to three significant figures.

E = 0.5 * k * e^2

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6. A water tank under a pressure of p = 117.72 kPa has three pipes connected to it, which are sealed 5 meters below the water surface by three plates with areas A₁, A₂, and A₃.
Task:
Sort the pressures p₁, p₂, and p₃ according to their magnitude.

a. p1=p2=p3

b. p2=p1>p3

c. p2>p3>p1

d. p2>p1>p3

e. p1>p2>p3

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7. Calculate the force Fc working at point C. Give answer in kN rounded to one decimal place.

Forces at point A: Rax = 3kN, Ray = 9kN, Ma = 10kN/m

Moment Equation around point D:

0 = -Fc x 1m – (60kN x 3m) x 4m + Ray x 5.5m – 10kN/m

Fc = -190 510 N

Fc = -190.5 kN

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8. Frage

a. Nein

b. Depends on y

c. Yes

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9. A lorry contains an engine with a power of 2.78 J/s. The lorry drives for 36 mins. Calculate the energy transferred in kJ rounded to three decimal places.

P = E/t = W/t

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10. A spring in a church clock has a spring constant of 10 N/m. What is its elastic potential energy store if it is stretched 8 m? Give answer in Joules to three significant figures.

E = 0.5 * k * e^2

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