Quiz Preparation – UMD Racing e.V.

Quiz „Basics“

1 / 10

What is the resulting time of a SkidPad run?

a. time of the left circle plus penalties

b. average of the time of the left and the time of right circle plus penalties

c. time of the right circle plus penalties

2 / 10

How many drivers are allowed to drive in each discipline?

a. 1

b. 2

c. 4

3 / 10

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. False

b. True

See FSG Rules 2023 A4.3.1

4 / 10

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

a. 13

b. 10

c. 8

d. Depends on the run time

See FSG Rules 2023 D6.3.1

5 / 10

An official has the right to remove the scrutineering sticker from the car, if the car is no longer rule compliant.

a. True

b. False

6 / 10

What is the length of the acceleration track?

a. 60 m

b. 50 m

c. 75 m

d. 100 m

See FSG Rules 2023 D5.1.1

7 / 10

What is the minimum number of points a team recieves for finishing an acceleration run?

a. 3.5

b. 0

c. Depends on the run time

d. 2.5

See FSG Rules 2023 D5.4.1 or D5.6.2

8 / 10

Which statement about the Ready-To-Drive sound is correct?

a. The used sound must be easily recognisable

b. It can be similar to the road noise, but must be louder

c. The maximum duration is one secound

d. Animal voices, except goat voices, are forbidden

See FSG Rules 2023 E4.12

9 / 10

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

a. 24 mm

b. 22 mm

c. 26 mm

d. 20 mm

See FSG Rules 2023 11.4.4

10 / 10

What is the maximum number of drivers allowed to compete at an event?

a. As many as the team wants

b. 5

c. 6

d. 4

See FSG Rules 2023 D1.1.1

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Quiz „Intermediate“

1 / 20

What is the maximum number of drivers allowed to compete at an event?

a. 5

b. 4

c. 6

d. As many as the team wants

See FSG Rules 2023 D1.1.1

2 / 20

Your team completes their best manual skidpad run in 6.1 secs. The fastest team overall completed their run in 4.9 secs. How many points did your team recieve for skidpad? Round to one decimal place.

See FSG Rules 2023 D4.4.3

3 / 20

What does the red flag mean during the driving disciplines?

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

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

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

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

See FSG Rules 2023 D2.1.8

4 / 20

What is the penatly for driving off course during acceleration?

a. disqualified

b. 30 secs

c. 2 secs

d. did not finish

See FSG Rules 2023 D9.1.7

5 / 20

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

a. DSS

b. TVSD

c. ESF

d. SES

See FSG Rules 2023 S3.4.1

6 / 20

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

a. Detached master switch

b. 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

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

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

See FSG Rules 2023 A.6.7

7 / 20

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

8 / 20

What is the minimum height of the university name and the car number added together?

a. 200 mm

b. 250 mm

c. 50 mm

d. 150 mm

See FSG Rules 2023 T12.2.2 and T12.1.2

9 / 20

The Electrical System Officer must: (Multiple Choice)

a. Not be the team captain

b. Be the driver

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

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

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

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

g. Not be part of the static events

h. Be present during driver change

i. Not enter the dynamic area

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

10 / 20

The Electrical System Officer must: (Multiple Choice)

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

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

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

d. Be a valid team member

e. Be the driver

f. Be present during all scrutineerings

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

h. Be at least 18 years old

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

11 / 20

Your team recieves 14.7 points for their autocross run. The fastest time overall was 69.1 secs. How long was your team’s fastest run? Round to one decimal place.

See FSG Rules 2023 D6.3.2 & D9.1.7

12 / 20

What is the penatly for driving off course during endurance?

a. 2 secs

b. disqualified

c. 30 secs

d. 10 secs

See FSG Rules 2023 D9.1.7

installation cost: 400.000 EUR
machine cost: 20.000 EUR x 5 years = 100.000 EUR
material cost: 50 EUR x 1200 cars = 60.000 EUR
Total cost: 560.000 EUR
Cost per car: 560.000 EUR /1200 = 560 EUR

13 / 20

To build your race car you need a part what can be bought on the public market for 450 EUR per piece. Your plan is to sell 1200 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 50 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

14 / 20

What is the diameter of the outside skidpad circle?

a. 20 m

b. 15.25 m

c. 21.25 m

d. various between events

See FSG Rules 2023 D4.1.2

15 / 20

The car is tipped to 60° during the tilt test?

a. False

b. True

See FSG Rules 2023 IN7.1.3

16 / 20

What is the minimum number of points a team recieves for finishing an acceleration run?

a. 0

b. 3.5

c. 2.5

d. Depends on the run time

See FSG Rules 2023 D5.4.1 or D5.6.2

See FSG Rules 2023 A1.2.7

17 / 20

As a DV-EV Team not competing in DC, what is your maximum total score of Busniess Plan Presentation, Cost and Manufacturing, Skid Pad, Acceleration and Efficiency together?

See FSG Rules 2023 A1.2.7

18 / 20

Your team recieves 23.9 points for their autocross run. The fastest time overall was 82.3 secs. How long was your team’s fastest run? Round to one decimal place.

See FSG Rules 2023 D6.3.2 & D9.1.7

19 / 20

Which system is the content of CCBOM in 2026?

a. Autonomous System

b. Chassis and Body

c. Engine and Tractive System

d. Wheels, Wheel Bearings and Tires

See FSG Rules 2023 S1.4.1

20 / 20

What is the minimum height of the university name on both sides of the car?

a. 150 mm

b. 100 mm

c. 75 mm

d. 50 mm

See FSG Rules 2023 T12.2.2

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Quiz „Electrical“

1 / 10

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

2 / 10

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 shape of the break light can be a square or a circle

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

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

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

3 / 10

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)

4 / 10

Your team is considering two languages, Verilog and VHDL, for programming an FPGA. Which languages could be used?

a. Both

b. Only Verilog

c. Neither of these

d. Only VHDL

5 / 10

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

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

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

c. They must be in a rigid and sturdy casing

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

See FSG rules 2023 T11.7.7

6 / 10

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 typically have the highest specific energy

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

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

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

e. The Nickel based batteries have the lowest nominal voltage

no solution currently

7 / 10

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.

8 / 10

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

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

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

c. NiMH type cells are allowed

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

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

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. 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

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

9 / 10

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

a. 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

b. Unarmored plastic brake lines are prohibited

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

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

See FSG rules 2023: T6.1.10

10 / 10

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

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

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

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

d. Cell temperatures of 30% most thermally critical cells

e. All cell voltages that are SCS

f. TS current when the LVS is active

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

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Quiz „General Engineering“

1 / 10

The Wet Skid Pad World Record was set at FSN2019 by TU Delft. They managed to set a time of 4.901 for the left circle and a time of 5.031 for the right circle. Assume the run was completed perfectly along the center line of the circles. What was their average speed during this record run? Give answer to two decimal places in mph.

Runtime (Rule D4.4.1) = (4.901+5.031)/2
Distance (Rule D4.1.2) = 18.25 * π
Speed = d/t

2 / 10

Calculate the force Fc working at point C.

Rax = 4kN, Ray = 10 kN

Rbx =5 kN, Rby = 8 kN

Moment equation around point D:

0 = -Fc x 1m + Rby x 2.5 m – 60 kN x 4 m + Ray x 5.5 m

Fc = -165 000 N

Fc = – 165 kN

3 / 10

The given gearbox consists of two gear sets with wheels 1, 2 and 3, 4 respectively. The wheels are fixed to their shafts. Calculate the drive speed (in rpm) of wheel 4?

Given: n1=600 rpm, z1=18, z2=90, z3=24, z4=120

Calculate gear ratio of gear 1 to gear 2: ratio: no. of teeth gear 1/no. of teeth gear2 -> ratio: z1/z2
Calculate output speed of gear 2: output speed = input speed * gear ratio
Gear 3 turns at same speed as gear 2
Calculate gear ratio of gear 3 to gear 4: ratio:z3/z4
Calculate output speed of gear 4: output speed = input speed * gear ratio = 24

4 / 10

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

5 / 10

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

6 / 10

in m, to decimal numbers seperated by a point (example: 150.00), no unit requirment for the solution

7 / 10

What temperature would occur at the stagnation point of an aircraft flying at a speed of

V_{1} = 2000 km/h

, assuming that the air behaves as an ideal gas under these conditions? The temperature of the undisturbed air is theta_1 = -30°C.

a. 177.06°F

b. 308,.64°F

c. 254.53°F

8 / 10

Calculate the maximum possible cornering speed (in kph) for the following FSAE car when going through a 20 m radius corner.

m = 260kg; cl *A * Rho = -6 kg/m; Tyre coefficient of friction = 1.5; g = 9.81 m/s^2.

The vehicle can be treated as a point mass, driving resistances neglected. Round to 1 decimal

Formula for max corning speed:
(m*g + 0.5*rho*A*Cl*v^2)*μ = m * (v^2)/R

9 / 10

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

10 / 10

The magnitude of the manifold reaction force FK is to be determined. In Newton, integer, no unit in the answer

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