Faculty Member

Pitaakphong Rattanagraikanakorn, Ph.D.

Education

2021

Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering

Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands

Dissertation“Modelling Collision Consequences of Unmanned Aircraft Systems on Human”

2014

MSc. Aerospace Engineering (with Distinction)

Kingston University, London, United Kingdom Master

Dissertation“Design of Blended Wing Body (BWB) Tactical UAS”

Awarded for best student in the School of Aerospace and Aircraft Engineering

2012 B.Eng. Aerospace Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

Work Experience

2020 – Present

Part-time Lecturer in Aerospace EngineeringCurrent

Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

2015 - 2017

Lecturer and Program Coordinator in Aerospace Engineering

Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand - Developed the first UAS design and development course in Thailand that focuses on practical real-world UAS implementation.

- Lectured Bachelor level courses such as Introduction to UAV, Introduction to Aircraft Design, and Aerospace Engineering Laboratory and Experimentation.

- Developed collaboration UK universities (and universities in Russell Group) such as Queen Mary University, and University of Southampton, and jointly developed 2+2 and 3+1 Bachelor Degree programme.

- Formed the first UAS design team at the university for development of long-endurance, high-performance fixed-wing UAS for maritime and costal survey in collaboration with Thai’s department of forestry.

- Member of Aerospace Programme Curriculum Committee.

- Mentored multiple Bachelor student engineering design projects such as Survey UAV project, Durable Quadcopter for ISR Mission Project.

- Mentored CU Aircraft Design Team that participated in AIAA Aircraft Design Competition in USA.

Journal Publications

Jiang, C., Blom, H.A.P., & Rattanagraikanakorn, B. “Novel Characterization of Third-Party Risk Posed by UAS Flights to Ground Population.” International Journal of Risk Analysis. (In submission)
Rattanagraikanakorn, B. , Schuurman, M.J., Wagter, C. De, Gransden, D.I., Blom, H.A.P., Sharpanskykh, A., & Happee, R. “Effect of UAS Inertial Characteristics on Human Head Impact Injury.” Journal of Transport Research Part C. (In submission)
Rattanagraikanakorn, B. , Schuurman, M. J., Gransden, D. I., Happee, R., Wagter, C. De, Sharpanskykh, A., & Blom, H.A.P. (2020). “Modelling Head Injury due to Unmanned Aircraft Systems Collision: Crash Dummy vs Human Body.” International Journal of Crashworthiness : Online Version.
Rattanagraikanakorn, B. , Gransden, D. I., Schuurman, M., Wagter, C. De , Happee, R., Sharpanskykh, A., & Blom, H.A.P. (2020). “Multibody System Modelling of Unmanned Aircraft System Collisions with the Human Head.” International Journal of Crashworthiness , 25: pp. 689-707.

Conference Publications

Rattanagraikanakorn, B. , Blom, H., Sharpanskykh, A., Wagter, C. De , Jiang, C., Schuurman, M.J., Gransden, D.I. & Happee, R . (2020). “Modeling and Simulating Human Fatality due to Quadrotor UAS Impact.” AIAA Aviation Forum 2020 , Reno, Nevada. June 15-19, 2020.
Rattanagraikanakorn, B. , Schuurman, M. J., Gransden, D., Happee, R., Wagter, C. De , Sharpanskykh, A., & Blom, H.A.P . (2019). “Modelling Head Injury due to Unmanned Aircraft Systems Collision: Crash Dummy vs Human Body.” AIAA Aviation Forum 2019 , Dallas, Texas, USA. June 17-21, 2019.
Schuurman, M.J., Rattanagraikanakorn, B. , Kassapoglou, C. & De Breuker, R . (2019). “Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Vehicle Design Considerations to Facilitate Future Accident Investigation. ” AIAA Aviation Forum 2019 , Dallas, Texas, USA. June 17-21, 2019.
Rattanagraikanakorn, B. , Sharpanskykh, A., Schuurman, M.J., Gransden, D., Blom, H.A.P., & Wagter, C. De (2018). “Characterizing UAS Collision Consequences in Future UTM.” AIAA Aviation Forum 2018 , Atlanta, Georgia, USA. June 25-29, 2018.

Invited Talks, Presentations, Outreach

Rattanagraikanakorn, P . (2020). “Consequence Modelling and Analysis for UAS Collision on Human.” Air Transport & Operations Seminar, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands, June 25, 2020. (Oral)
Rattanagraikanakorn, P . (2020). “Risk-based Path Planning for Unmanned Traffic Management.” Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands, March 3, 2020. (Graduate Course Guest Lecture on Advanced Multi-agent System Modelling)
Rattanagraikanakorn, P . (2015). “Aviation Industry in Touch, through the Advancement Technology and Trend of UAV & Drone.” Metalex Congress 2015 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Bangkok, Thailand, November 19, 2015. (Oral)