Quiz Preparation – UMD Racing e.V.

Quiz „Basics“

1 / 10

What is the penatly for driving off course during endurance?

a. 10 secs

b. disqualified

c. 2 secs

d. 30 secs

See FSG Rules 2023 D9.1.7

2 / 10

What is the maximum amount of points a EV team can recieve at an event?

a. Is different at each competition

b. 1000

c. 800

d. 600

See FSG Rules 2023 A1.2.5

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How many manual dynamic events can one team compete in during a competition?

a. 4

b. 5

c. 6

d. 3

See FSG Rules 2023 D1.1.3

4 / 10

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

a. True

b. False

See FSG Rules 2023 IN7.1.3

5 / 10

How long is water sprayed on the car during the rain test?

a. 45 secs

b. 60 secs

c. 100 secs

d. 120 secs

See FSG Rules 2023 IN9.2.7

6 / 10

What is the resulting time of a SkidPad run?

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

b. time of the left circle plus penalties

c. time of the right circle plus penalties

7 / 10

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

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

b. The maximum duration is one secound

c. Animal voices, except goat voices, are forbidden

d. The used sound must be easily recognisable

See FSG Rules 2023 E4.12

8 / 10

What is IMD short for ?

a. Impact Measuring Device

b. Instructing Material Disposition

c. Insulation Monitoring Device

9 / 10

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

a. 20

b. 13.3 %

c. 35

d. 35 %

See FSG Rules 2023 S3.7.2

10 / 10

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

a. False

b. True

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Quiz „Intermediate“

1 / 20

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

2 / 20

The Electrical System Officer must: (Multiple Choice)

a. Not be the team captain

b. Be the driver

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

d. Be present during driver change

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

f. Not enter the dynamic area

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

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

i. Not be part of the static events

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

3 / 20

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

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

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

See FSG Rules 2023 D2.1.9

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The Electrical System Officer must: (Multiple Choice)

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

b. Be present during all scrutineerings

c. Be a valid team member

d. Be at least 18 years old

e. Be the driver

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

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

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

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

5 / 20

How many events may a driver drive during a competition?

a. two

b. As many as they like

c. one

d. three

See FSG Rules 2023 D1.1.2

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How far is the car tipped during the tilt test?

a. 30°

b. 60°

c. 50°

d. 45°

See FSG Rules 2023 IN7.1.3

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

a. 8

b. 10

c. 13

d. Depends on the run time

See FSG Rules 2023 D6.3.1

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

8 / 20

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

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

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

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

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

e. 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

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

10 / 20

Which system is the content of CCBOM in 2026?

a. Autonomous System

b. Engine and Tractive System

c. Chassis and Body

d. Wheels, Wheel Bearings and Tires

See FSG Rules 2023 S1.4.1

11 / 20

What is the diameter of the outside skidpad circle?

a. 15.25 m

b. various between events

c. 20 m

d. 21.25 m

See FSG Rules 2023 D4.1.2

12 / 20

Which of the following parts are not part of the Shutdown Circuit? (Multiple choice)

a. Inertia Switch

b. TSAL

c. LVMS

d. BOTS

See FSG Rules 2023 EV6.1

13 / 20

What is the maximum duration of the Business Plan Presentation?

a. As long as the team requires

b. 15 mins

c. 5 mins

d. 10 mins

See FSG Rules 2023 S1.2.1

14 / 20

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

a. Large enough to read it from 20 m distance

b. 200 mm

c. 100 mm

d. 150 mm

See FSG Rules 2023 T12.1.2

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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

16 / 20

Your team completes their best manual acceleration run in 4.2 secs. 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 2026 D5.4.2

17 / 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

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Your team completes their best autocross run in 84.0 secs but knocks down five cones. The fastest team overall completed their run in 1 min 13 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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What is the maximum amount of points a EV team can recieve at an event?

a. 600

b. 800

c. 1000

d. Is different at each competition

See FSG Rules 2023 A1.2.5

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

a. 13.3 %

b. 35

c. 35 %

d. 20

See FSG Rules 2023 S3.7.2

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Quiz „Electrical“

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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.

2 / 10

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

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

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

c. TS current when the LVS is active

d. All cell voltages that are SCS

e. Cell temperatures of 30% most thermally critical cells

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

3 / 10

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. 4 compartments in series with 4p32s configurations

b. 4 compartments in series with 6p26s configurations

c. 6 compartments in series with 4p28s configurations

d. 5 compartments in series with 4p22s configurations

4 / 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

5 / 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 Nickel based batteries have the lowest nominal voltage

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

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

no solution currently

6 / 10

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

a. Sensors are out of range

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

c. Software parameters are set wrong

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

e. A sensor input is shorted to Ground

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

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)

9 / 10

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

a. A device above the segments to prevent arc flashes

b. Spare TSAC

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

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

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

f. Every wire used inside of the TSAC

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

10 / 10

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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Quiz „General Engineering“

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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

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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

3 / 10

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

4 / 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. 254.53°F

b. 177.06°F

c. 308,.64°F

5 / 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

6 / 10

Calculate the gravitational potential energy of a 4 kg object at 15 m above Earth’s surface with gravitational field strength of 9.81 N/kg. Give answer to three significant figures in J.

E = m * g * h

7 / 10

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

8 / 10

Answer in MJ, round to one decimal number (example 45.7), no unit in the answer

9 / 10

For a horizontally positioned, non-insulated steam pipe with a length of l=3 m and a diameter of d_a=0.1 the convective heat loss Q_point is to be calculated. The temperature of the surrounding air is θ_f=30∘C and that of the outer wall surface is θ_w=170∘C.

Input the result in kW and round to two decimal numbers seperated by a point without thr unit (example: 145.35)

10 / 10

A cantilever is subjected to forces

. Determine the bar force

F_{S 8}

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

a. -6F

b. 7.27F

c. 2.85F

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