Quiz Preparation – UMD Racing e.V.

Quiz „Basics“

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1. What is the maximum length of time allowed for the driver change in endurance, in order to recieve no penatly?

a. 5 mins

b. as long as the team requires

c. 3 mins

d. 2 mins

See FSG Rules 2023 D7.5.4

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2. What does a black flag mean?

a. session has been completed

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

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

d. driver must immediately pull over on track

See FSG Rules 2023 D2.1.3

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3. In which currency must the costs be displayed in the CBOM?

a. GBP (British Pound)

b. EUR (Euro)

c. USD (US Dollar)

d. In the team’s national currency

See FSG Rules 2023 S2.6.4

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4. Can a team be eliminated from the Engineering Design Event by the judges, if every document of theirs was accepted and they are present at the Engineering Design Event?

a. Yes, if the judges consider the number of the team members present at the discussion insufficient

b. Yes, if the judges consider the vehicle to be in unfinished state

c. No, if a team is present at the event, the judges are obligated to evaluate their performance

d. Yes, if the team did not pass any scrutineering prior

See FSG Rules 2023 S3.5.1

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

a. One set including the practice area and brake test

b. As many as the team wants

c. One set excluding the practice area and brake test

d. One set per discipline

See FSG Rules 2023 D3.2.4

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6. What does the yellow and red striped flag mean during Endurance and Autocross Event?

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

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

c. The driver must pull into the driver change area for a mechanical inspection of the vehicle

d. The driver must pull into the driver change area for discussion with the officials

See FSG Rules 2023 D2.1.10

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

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

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

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

a. 3

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

c. As many as they like

d. 2 with an additional Autonomous System Responsible

e. 2

f. 4

See FSG Rules 2023 A4.3.1

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9. What is true about the Cones & Markings for Autonomous Running?

a. The cones must have a minimum distance of 5 meters

b. Details of the cones used and more detailed track layout figures can be found in the Event Handbook

c. The cones and markings must be also visible at night

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10. Which of the following is true about presenting the vehicle for static judging?

a. The vehicle must be presented without bodywork

b. The vehicle must have passed Technical Inspection

c. The vehicle may be presented without having passed Technical Inspection

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Quiz „Intermediate“

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The Electrical System Officer must: (Multiple Choice)

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

b. Be present during accumulator inspection

c. Not enter the dynamic area

d. Be present during rain test

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

f. Not be part of the static events

See FSG Rules 2023 A4.3.6, A6.11.2 (& IN 1.4.1), IN9.2.2 (& A4.3.3, A6.7.2) & A4.4.2

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2. Which system is the content of CCBOM in 2026?

a. Autonomous System

b. Engine and Tractive System

c. Wheels, Wheel Bearings and Tires

d. Chassis and Body

See FSG Rules 2023 S1.4.1

See FSG Rules 2023 A1.2.7

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3. 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

installation cost: 400.000 EUR
machine cost: 20.000 EUR x 5 years = 100.000 EUR
material cost: 50 EUR x 1000 cars = 50.000 EUR
Total cost: 550.000 EUR
Cost per car: 550.000 EUR /1000 = 550 EUR

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4. To build your race car you need a part what can be bought on the public market for 250 EUR per piece. Your plan is to sell 1000 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

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

a. 24 mm

b. 22 mm

c. 20 mm

d. 26 mm

See FSG Rules 2023 11.4.4

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

a. Animal voices, except goat voices, are forbidden

b. The maximum duration is one secound

c. The used sound must be easily recognisable

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

See FSG Rules 2023 E4.12

installation cost: 400.000 EUR
machine cost: 25.000 EUR x 5 years = 125.000 EUR
material cost: 75 EUR x 1300 cars = 97.500 EUR
Total cost: 622.500 EUR
Cost per car: 622.500 EUR /1300 = 479 EUR

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8. 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 1300 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 25.000 EUR per year for the machine operator. The material costs are 75 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

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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9. Which statements are correct? (multiple choice)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 written in Comic-Sans MS

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

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

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

a. 50 mm

b. 75 mm

c. 100 mm

d. 150 mm

See FSG Rules 2023 T12.2.2

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11. 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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12. What is the area of the cockpit opening template (including the area allowed for the steering) in square inches rounded to one decimal place?

See FSG rules 2023: T4.2.1

Area: 282500mm -> convert to inch ^2

See FSG Rules 2023 A5.3.1

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13. A team missed the intial deadline for a document and submitted this 24 hours after the deadline. After that the team’s document got accepted. The team will recieve a 10 point penalty.

a. True

b. False

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

a. 0

b. Depends on the run time

c. 2.5

d. 3.5

See FSG Rules 2023 D5.4.1 or D5.6.2

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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15. 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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16. 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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17. What is the minimum height of the university name and the car number added together?

a. 250 mm

b. 50 mm

c. 200 mm

d. 150 mm

See FSG Rules 2023 T12.2.2 and T12.1.2

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

a. 13

b. Depends on the run time

c. 8

d. 10

See FSG Rules 2023 D6.3.1

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19. Your team completes their best manual acceleration run in 4.1 secs. The fastest team overall completed their run in 3.2 secs. How many points did your team recieve for acceleration? Round to one decimal place.

See FSG Rules 2023 D5.4.2

See FSG Rules 2023 S1.4.7

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20. Suppose that 28 teams particpate in the CV category and your team is one of them, there are 6 Busniess Finalist teams among them. The team with the highest points not reaching the finals has 67 points, your team recieved 59 points. What is your Business Plan Presentation Score? Give answer to one decimal place

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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 Nickel based batteries typically have the lowest specific energy

b. The Lithium-based batteries typically have the highest 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

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

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

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

c. They must be in a rigid and sturdy casing

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

See FSG rules 2023 T11.7.7

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

a. All cell voltages that are SCS

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

c. TS current when the LVS is active

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

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

f. Cell temperatures of 30% most thermally critical cells

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

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5. You have an electric car with these specifications:

ten 12V batteries
constant velocity of 80 km/h
flat road (friction 1.2kN -> aerodynamic load included)
load for battery 160 Ah
efficiency of 80% (Motor)

How far can you drive with one load? Give answer to nearest whol number in km.

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

c. Unarmored plastic brake lines are prohibited

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. You want to drive with a Lithium Polymer Cell with 3.2 Ah and weighing 70 g. Which of the following configurations would be allowed by the rules? Hint: Unorm = 3.7 V, Umax = 4.2 V

a. 6 compartments in series with 4p28s configurations

b. 4 compartments in series with 6p26s configurations

c. 5 compartments in series with 4p22s configurations

d. 4 compartments in series with 4p32s configurations

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

a. Spare TSAC

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

c. Every wire used inside of the TSAC

d. A device above the segments to prevent arc flashes

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

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

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

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

a. 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

b. 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

c. NiMH type cells are allowed

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

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

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

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. 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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Quiz „General Engineering“

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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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2. 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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3. 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

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4. 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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5. in cm^3, round to decimal numbers sperated by point (13.5) no unit int the answer

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6. 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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7. A hall with a floor area of 500 m² is to be equipped with underfloor heating, which will be operated at an average temperature of 33°C.

What percentage of the floor area must be used as heating surface in order to ensure an indoor temperature of 18°C when the outside temperature is -15°C?

Result in m^2 as an integer

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

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9. 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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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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