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Test Your Automotive Knowledge

Welcome to the ultimate automotive quiz! Test your understanding of vehicle dynamics, safety standards, and engineering principles relevant to Formula Student competitions.

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Multiple-choice questions
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15 Questions4 MinutesCreated by DrivingGear101

What should be possible

Movement of the vehicle without a person in the vehicle and the master switch in the off position must be possible

It must be possible to demount the inertia switch

It must be possible to dsiconnect each sensor signal wire of the BSPD

It must be possible to lift the vehicle with the quick jack by two persons

To prevent vehicle roll during cornering the roll center has to be:

What is primary structure?

Welded aluminium tubing, 2mm wall thickness, inner diameter 19mm for front hoop bracing

Steel tubing, 2.5mm wall thickness, inner diameter 18mm for shoulder harness mounting bar

Titanium tubing, 2.5mm wall thickness, inner diameter 20mm for front hoop

Welded steel tubing, 1.5mm wall thickness, inner diameter 22mm for main hoop bracing

Magnesium tubing, 3mm wall thickness, inner diameter 17mm for front hoop

Aluminium tubing, 3mm wall thickness, inner diameter 19mm for main roll hoop bracing

All plinks are plonks. Some plunks are plinks. Which of the statement must be true?

All plinks are plunks

Some plonks are plunks

Some plinks are not plunks

None of the given

A capacitor (100kOhm), Resistor (200mikro F) and voltage source (10V) are connected in series. Calculate what time [s] elapses after switching on until the voltage across the capacitor exceeds 8.0V.

32s

12s

28s

35s

Is it allowed to use a 5-point system as a driver restraint system in your driverless vehicle

Yes

No. Only if it is tested in the SES

Yes. A driverless vehicle does not need a driver. A restraint is not needed

The firewall is one of the most important safety parameters besides the safety belt and the roll bar for the driver. This wall must separate the driver from any TS component (EV). Which layers are part of the TS firewall and which standards apply?

The firewall consists of two layers, with a common thickness between 0.5-0.7mm and must be grounded

The firewall consists of two layers, which completely separate the driver from the drive train. This must not be electrically conductive and must withstand a force of 250N exerted by a screwdriver.

The firewall consists of an aluminum layer and a second electrically insulating layer, which must be made of CFRP

The firewall consists of two layers, an aluminum layer which is between 0.5-0.7mm thick and an electrically insulating layer. They must withstand a force of at least 250N and be loosely handled (not attached)

You are tilting your symmetrical and 1600mm wide vehicle until the CG and the bottom most point are aligning on a vertical line. The angle your vehicle is achieving is 70deg. How high is your CG?

The bottom closure separates the driver from the road. Which material is not suitable for this?

What is the dynamic load capacity (L_hn) of a 6015 deep groove ball bearing with following properties?; n:3000min-1; surface hardness: 800HV; dynamic equivalent load: P:18kN; a1:1; a23:0,8; working temperature T:424K

39,337h

83,37h

37,98h

48,773h

What means openwheeled in Formula Student?

No Brakes that are part of the rims themselves.

There are no strutures allowed above the Tire

There are no strutures allowed 75mm from the forward an rearward facing plane of the wheel

No closed rims for reducing wakes

There are no strutures allowed above the Tire and 75mm from the forward an rearward facing plane of the wheel

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