Quiz Preparation – UMD Racing e.V.

Quiz „Basics“

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1. What are not the diameter of the skidpad circles? (Multiple choice)

a. 16.25 m

b. 15.25 m

c. 20.25 m

d. 21.25 m

See FSG Rules 2023 D4.1.2

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2. What penalty is given for a doo in Skidpad?

a. 10 seconds

b. DQ

c. 2 seconds

d. 0.2 seconds

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3. What happens if a driver completes more than two runs in a discipline?

a. There is a time penalty

b. The run does not count

c. The driver is disqualified

d. The team is disqualified

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4. What is the minimum allowed ground clearance, excluding driver?

a. 30 mm

b. 25 mm

c. 35 mm

d. not defined in rules

See FSG Rules 2023 T2.2.1

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5. Which of the following requirements is a must for all types of vehicles, when moving the vehicle on the competition site?

a. Vehicles must be pushed at a normal walking pace by means of a red pushbar

b. Two team members walking on either side of the vehicle

c. A registered driver wearing the required driver equipment as defined in T 13.3 including helmet, arm restraints and balaclava having full control of steering and braking

d. Detached master switch

See FSG Rules 2023 A.6.7

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The following parts are part of the Shutdown Circuit (Multiple choice)

a. RES

b. AIRs

c. BOTS

d. Cockpit Shutdown Button

See FSG Rules 2023 EV 6.1

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7. 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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8. What is the diameter of the outside skidpad circle?

a. 20 m

b. 21.25 m

c. 15.25 m

d. various between events

See FSG Rules 2023 D4.1.2

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

a. 0.2 secs

b. disqualified

c. 2 secs

d. 10 secs

See FSG Rules 2023 D9.1.7

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

a. 2 with an additional Autonomous System Responsible

b. 3

c. 4

d. 2

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

f. As many as they like

See FSG Rules 2023 A4.3.1

Dein Ergebnis ist

Die durchschnittliche Punktzahl beträgt 64%

Quiz „Intermediate“

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1. Your team completes their best manual acceleration run in 3.3 secs, but at the end of the run knocks over one cone. The fastest team overall completed their run in 4.1 secs. How many points did your team recieve for acceleration? Round to one decimal place.

See FSG Rules 2023 D5.4.2

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2. How many percentage of points is the Cost Understanding in the Overall Cost and Manufacturing Event?

a. 50 %

b. 40 %

c. 25 %

d. 30 %

See FSG Rules 2023 S2.10.1

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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. 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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The Electrical System Officer must: (Multiple Choice)

a. Be the driver

b. Not be part of the static events

c. Be the driver if there is another ESO on the team

d. Not enter the dynamic area

e. Be present during driver change

f. be replaced by the ASR if the vehicle has autonomous features and only one ESO is at the event

g. Be contactable by phone from the officials between 8 am and 8 pm during the event

h. Not be the team captain

i. Accompany the vehicle whenever it is moved around on the competition side

See FSG Rules 2023 A4.3.6, IN9.2.2 (& A4.3.3, A6.7.2), D7.5.2 & A4.4.2

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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 69 points. Your team received 33 points. What is your Business Plan Presentation Score? Round to one decimal place & don’t forget to use a point instead of comma

See FSG Rules 2023 S1.4.6

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

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

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

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

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

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The Electrical System Officer must: (Multiple Choice)

a. Be the driver

b. Have attended an event as a non-ESO in the year prior

c. Be a valid team member

d. Be contactable by phone from the officials between 8 am and 8 pm during the event

e. Be at least 18 years old

f. Meet the qualification of working on HV power systems after DGUV 209-093 2E/3E

g. Be the driver if there is another ESO on the team

h. Be present during all scrutineerings

See FSG Rules 2023 A4.2.9, A4.3.4 & A4.3.8

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9. What is the diameter of the outside skidpad circle?

a. 21.25 m

b. 20 m

c. 15.25 m

d. various between events

See FSG Rules 2023 D4.1.2

installation cost: 400.000 EUR
machine cost: 20.000 EUR x 5 years = 100.000 EUR
material cost: 70 EUR x 950 cars = 66.500 EUR
Total cost: 566.500 EUR
Cost per car: 566.500 EUR /950 = 596 EUR

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10. To build your race car you need a part what can be bought on the public market for 400 EUR per piece. Your plan is to sell 950 race cars the next five years. If you will manufacture the part by yourself, you need an investment of 400.000 EUR for the installation. Furthermore, you need to pay 20.000 EUR per year for the machine operator. The material costs are 70 EUR per piece. The machine cannot be sold after the usage. What is the cost of one piece of the own manufactured parts? Give answer as one whole number

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11. What is not a ’system‘ in the Cost Reports Bill of Material?

a. Aerodynamics

b. Brake System

c. Electrical

d. Steering System

See FSG Rules 2023 S2.4.4

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12. 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. No, the button is too small

b. 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

c. No, because its red

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

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

See FSG Rules 2023 T11.4

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13. Your team completes their best autocross run in 71.9 secs but goes off course once and knocks over two cones. The fastest team overall completed their run in 73.2 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

See FSG Rules 2023 A1.2.7

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14. 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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15. Which of these is/are not a penalty during autocross? (Multiple choice)

a. 5 secs

b. 2 secs

c. 0.2 secs

d. did not finish

See FSG Rules 2023 D9.1.7

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16. Which of the following statements are wrong? (Multipel Choice)

a. The sticker for passing the inspection can be located on the car in front of a plane created by the driver’s shoulders and the lowest point of the firewall

b. A student-built race car may be used for a whole year starting with the passing of the technical inspection on its first competition

c. During electrical inspection jacks and push bar must be present

d. Wing angles and position may be adjusted after technical inspection

e. The team can use information achieved through a discussion of advantages and disadvantages with professionals

f. A weight-decrease of 7.8 kg after the endurance compared to the weight determined during technical inspection will result in a deduction of 60 points

See FSG Rules 2023 A2.2.1, IN1.3.1 & IN1.5.1

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17. Your team completes their best manual acceleration run in 6.0 secs. The fastest team overall completed their run in 3.9 secs. How many points did your team recieve for acceleration? Round to one decimal place.

See FSG Rules 2023 D5.4.2

Hint: if formula gives a negative answer, then the team only recieve the basic 3.5 points

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

a. 15 mins

b. 5 mins

c. As long as the team requires

d. 10 mins

See FSG Rules 2023 S1.2.1

See FSG Rules 2023. Correct answers:

A5.3.2 -> deadlines
T12.2.3 -> tyre types
T2.61 -> dry tyres
T12.2.2 -> size of uni name
T2.6.2 -> tyre types

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19. Which statements are correct? (multiple choice)

a. The tyres on the vehicle when it is presented for technical inspection are defined as its "dry tyres"

b. All tyres on the same axle must have the same manufacturer, size and compound

c. Stroke width and spacing between numbers of the university name must be at least 20 mm

d. All tyres on the same vehicle must have the same manuafcturer, size and compound

e. All tyres on the same vehicle must have the same manufacturer and compound

f. Submission of the IAD 50h after the deadline will result in a 10 points penalty

g. The university name needs to be placed on a high contrast background

h. The university name needs to be written in Comic-Sans MS

i. Teams, that submit the CRD 50h after the deadline will recieve a 20 points penalty

j. Characters on the university name must be at least 50 mm high on both side of the vehicle

k. The university name needs to be either black on a white background or white on a black background

l. Teams, that submit the SES 170h after the deadline will be de-registered

m. The tyres on the vehicle when it is presented for technical inspection are defined as its "wet tyres"

Steps:

calculate average time between left circle and right circle for each run
add any penalties to these times
decide on the best time of Team A and Team B
slowest time between these two best times is T_team
fastest time between these two best times gets multipled by 1.25 and is T_max
use formula from FSG Rules 2023 D4.4.3

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20.

Assuming the skid pad event has only two participants, both EV without driverless. Team A and Team B: calculate the score rounded to two decimals for the team scoring the lower amount of points using the following data. (FS 2025 Rules)

Dein Ergebnis ist

Die durchschnittliche Punktzahl beträgt 57%

Quiz „Electrical“

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

a. Spare TSAC

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

c. Every wire used inside of the TSAC

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

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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2. The following processes have to be measured by the AMS. (Multiple choice)

a. TS current when the LVS is active

b. All cell voltages that are SCS

c. Cell temperatures of 30% most thermally critical cells

d. Cell temperatures of at least 30% of all cells distributed in at least 75% of all segments

e. TS current but only if it can be displayed during technical inspection

f. Cell voltages when the charger is connected to the accumulator

See FSG rules 2023: EV5.8.1, EV5.8.1 & EV5.8.3, EV5.8.10

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3. A capacitor with a capacitance of 100 μF is currently charged to a voltage of 199.8V. How much additional energy is needed to charge it to a voltage of 301.4V. Give answer to 4 significant figures in Joules

W = 0.5 * C * U^2

∆W = W_end – W_start = 0.5 * C ((U_end)^2 – (U_start)^2)

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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. Your BSPD has been triggered although the driver did not touch the driving pedal. What could have gone wrong? (multiple choice)

a. A sensor input is shorted to Ground

b. The AMS signals a power of over 5kW and triggers the BSPD

c. Software parameters are set wrong

d. Sensors are out of range

e. The springs from the driving pedal are torn in two

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

See FSG rules 2023: T6.3

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7. How long will it take to discharge C1 below 60V using the following constant current sink if it is initially charged at 565V? (MOSFET’s VGSth: 4V) Give answer to two decimal places in secs.

Circuit’s current: MOSFET will operate in linear zone, close to the activation voltage. Therefore, as VGSth is 4V, VS can be taken as 8V. From these 8V and the 47R current limiting resistor, the discharge current of the circuit will be 8/47->0,17A
As the constant current discharge of a capacitor depends on capacity, as V=i·t/C->
t=V·C/i=(565-60)·0,0012/0,17=3,56s

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

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

b. 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

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

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

e. NiMH type cells are allowed

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

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

h. 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

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

a. Unarmored plastic brake lines are prohibited

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

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

Dein Ergebnis ist

Die durchschnittliche Punktzahl beträgt 30%

Quiz „General Engineering“

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A metal piece heated to

θ_1,M=1000∘C

with a mass of

M_M=6.5 kg

was cooled in a completely heat-insulated iron container filled with water. The mass of the water in the container is

M_W=10 kg

and the mass of the container is

M_B=2 kg.

The initial temperatures of the water and the container were the same and amounted to

θ_1,W=10∘C

. After complete thermal equilibrium between the immersed metal piece, the water, and the container, a temperature of

was established.
What is the average specific heat capacity of the metal piece

c

in the temperature range between

and

Input the result in kJ/(kg*K), round to 3 decimal numbers sperated by a point (example: 0.136).

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2. A cat of mass 12 kgs ran at 65mph. What is its kinetic energy? Answer in J to the nearest whole number

KE= 0,5 * m * v^2

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3. 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. p2=p1>p3

b. p2>p3>p1

c. p2>p1>p3

d. p1>p2>p3

e. p1=p2=p3

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4. Calculate delta_h1 and delta_h2 in mm (integers), seprate the value with a comma, no space in between, delta_h1 is the first value (exp.: 126,4)

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5. 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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6. Frage

a. Nein

b. Yes

c. Depends on y

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In a cylinder, air is compressed isothermally at ambient temperature (

θ_U=20∘C)

p_{1} = 0.1 MPa

p_{2} = 0.5 MPa

Calculate the change in the specific entropy of the air in the cylinder.

Round to two decimal numbers sperated by a point. Input in J/(kgK). (Example -365.26)

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8. A ball at a height of 20ft on Earth with a gravitational field strength of 9.81 N/kg, gained 284 J of gravitational potential energy. Calculate the mass of the ball. Give answer to two decimal place in kg.

E = m * g * h

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9. 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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10.

A cantilever is subjected to forces

. Determine the bar force

F_{S 8}

Given F1=F4=F, F2=F3=2F, a

a. 7.27F

b. -6F

c. 2.85F

Dein Ergebnis ist

Die durchschnittliche Punktzahl beträgt 0%