Dr. Pitaakphong Rattanagraikanakorn holds a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from Delft University of Technology, specializing in the modeling of collision consequences of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) on humans. His research focuses on UAS safety, impact modeling, and risk assessment. With extensive teaching experience at Chulalongkorn University, he has lectured on UAS design, aircraft design, and aerospace engineering, while also contributing to international collaborations and mentoring student design teams for competitions like the AIAA Aircraft Design Competition.

• Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands (2021)

• MSc. Aerospace Engineering (with Distinction), Kingston University, London, United Kingdom (2014)

• B.Eng. Aerospace Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand (2012)

• Fluid Mechanics
• Introduction to Aircraft Design
• Aerospace Laboratory
• Aerospace Capstone Project

Journal Publications

• Jiang, C., Blom, H.A.P., & Rattanagraikanakorn, B. (2024). “Enhancing safety feedback to the design of small, unmanned aircraft by joint assessment of impact area and human fatality.” International Journal of Risk Analysis. 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.17649
• 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)