Scrutineering

Each competition will have a different scrutineering method, and each Vehicle Type (EV, CV and DV) will do so. It is absolutely essential to have multiple team members read the competition rules in their entirety and then work through the entire scrutineering checklist in advance of inspection at competition to avoid spending valuable time making modifications to the vehicle. Most teams will have to make very minor adjustments to firewall or similar areas but keeping those changes at scrutineering minimal is a critical goal.

Scrutineering by Competition

FSAE

Inspection

Common and Easily Fixable Mistakes

Fasteners

• No positive locking on critical fasteners
• Safety wire incorrect
• Bolts too short in very visible locations

Gas Tank

• Rigid mounting = no no
• Sight tube too short
• Sight tube behind bodywork
• Bodywork makes filler neck difficult to access

Driver Harness

• Harness not looped through brackets right
• Arm restraints looped around wrong belt

Intake

• Rigidly mounted to vehicle, no isolation
• Missed critical fasteners

Drivetrain Shields

• Too narrow in y (need 3x width)
• No guard in front of front sprocket

ine of Sight to Driver

• Fuel lines
• catch can tubes

Fuel and Cooling lines

• Using worm gear clamps on fuel lines

Aero

• Sharp edges on forward facing edges
• Wobbly wings

Formula Student Germany

The FSG technical inspection is divided into the following parts:

CV	EV	DV
Pre-Inspection
###	Accumulator Inspection	###
###	Electrical Inspection	###
Mechanical Inspection
###	###	Driverless Inspection
Tilt Test
Vehicle Weighing
Noise Test	Rain Test	###
Brakes Test
###	###	EBS Test

Scrutineering by Vehicle Class

Electric Vehicle

Accumulator Inspection

General

Please only bring a finished and tested accumulator to a competition. How can you prove to others that it works if even you do not know yet?
Always wear safety goggles!
Always wear insulating gloves if even one of your maintenance plugs are connected!
Be familiar with your design, it will be obvious to the scrutineer, and possibly dangerous if you do not know your own accumulator.
Be prepared, read the inspection sheets, have your documents and datasheets ready.
You have a fixed time to finish, after that you are back in the queue.

Equipment

Have your safety gear ready, you will need it anyway.
Have your tools ready, you will open up the accumulator and possibly the charger.
Bring a laptop and whatever hardware (can, ethernet, wifi, etc.) that you need to connect to the accumulator.
Bring your datasheets (paper or digital) and actually know what is in them.

Charger assembly

Must be a closed system
Have all your safety systems integrated and show them working. (interlock, shutdown, imd)
All metal parts must be grounded to PE.

Accumulator container

Your SES must be approved! Please submit it in time, depending on the competition your scrutineering might be cut short here.
Put all necessary markings on your container.

HousingRoll your fully assembled accumulator in to scrutineering on your handcart.
Every panel/cover/lid has to be fastened. If you have 20 screws for the top it is usually fine if you dont use all of them since you will have to disassemble the battery but it must be rigid at all times.
Fix the accumulator to the handcart, no moving, sliding or tilting.

After opening the battery remove the maintenance plugs.