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- Design of a concept thermoplastic instrument panel for a powered twowheelerPublication . Costa, Rui Filipe Rente; Campilho, Raul Duarte Salgueiral GomesThis work has centered on the development of a new concept of instrument panel to use in a powered two-wheeler. New concepts enter the automotive and transportation market at a very high rate. One of the most recent developed technologies is the replacement of rear view mirrors for cameras, which transmit their information to LCDs places inside the vehicles cockpit. This brings advantages regarding vehicle efficiency, aesthetics and safety. By replacing the mirrors, we can reduce the frontal area of a vehicle, which will reduce drag when travelling at speed. This will promote the energetic efficiency of the vehicle, which is one of the main objectives in the industry. On the other side, by replacing the mirrors with cameras we can offer a spreader view and adapt the captured image to the external light, improving the visual information that is presented to the user. This way, the objective of this study is to adapt this concept to a powered two-wheeler.