The National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC), under the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), organized a seminar held from March 17 to 18, 2025. This event brought together project collaborators from Cranfield University (UK) and West Bohemia University (Czech Republic), along with traffic management experts from the International Road Federation (IRF). The seminar aimed to share research findings and encourage the practical application of the research project “Truck-Mounted Attenuators for Road Service Vehicles.” This research project was led by Dr. Sompong Srimanosaowapak, who heads the Powder Processing Technology Research Team within the Materials Processing and Automated Manufacturing Research Group, MTEC. It is also a component of the overarching initiative titled “Development and Utilization of Portable Crash Attenuators Filled with Waste Materials to Enhance Impact Protection for Road Service Vehicles,” funded by the Office of the National Higher Education Science Research and Innovation Policy Council (NXPO) via the Program Management Unit for Competitiveness (PMUC), and supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) in the United Kingdom. They visited Thailand to collaborate with the project leader, representatives from the Department of Highways, and Thai traffic contractors, discussing research outcomes, exchanging insights on roadwork traffic management, touring the laboratories of the National Tire and Automotive Testing Center, and visiting companies involved in crash testing.
On March 17, 2025, in Meeting Room SD 601 on the 6th Floor of the Saranvit Building, Thailand Science Park, the project held a seminar titled “Truck-Mounted Attenuators for Road Service Vehicles,” featuring six presentations as follows:
- Development of Energy Absorbing Materials
by Dr. Sompong Srimanosaowapak, Researcher, Powder Processing Technology Research Team, Materials Processing and Automated Manufacturing Research Group, MTEC
- Crashworthiness Simulations of Crash Absorbers
by Dr. Hessam Ghasemnejad, Reader in Aerospace Structures, School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing, Cranfield University, UK
- Virtual Human Body Models for Safety Assessment
by Dr. Abbas Talimian, Senior Researcher, Department of Biomechanical Models of the Human Body, The University of West Bohemia, Plzeň, Czech Republic
- Road Safety and Traffic Management in Work Zones in Thailand
by Mr. Somyong Anthama, Director, Safety Audit Group, Bureau of Road Safety, Department of Highways
- The Use of Truck-Mounted Attenuators in Work Zones by Contractors
by Mr. Tharat Sukondarat, CEO, ProMedics Co., Ltd.
- Road Safety and Traffic Management in Work Zones in Other Countries
by Mr. Miguel Angel Serrano Santos, Road Safety Manager at Gloucestershire County Council (UK) / Senior Road Safety Specialist (UNOPS) / IRF Lead Trainer
This hybrid-format seminar welcomed a total of 67 participants from both the public and private sectors.
Company Visit Activity at Thai Summit Autoparts Industry Co., Ltd., Samut Prakan Province
Company Visit Activity at Automotive and Tyre Testing, Research and Innovation Center (ATTRIC)
Visit to the National Tire and Automotive Testing Center, Chachoengsao Province
For further inquiries, please contact: Itchaya.sin@mtec.or.th
The seminar recording is available at the following links:
VDO Part 01: https://shorturl.at/TSTSo
VDO Part 02: https://shorturl.at/SKSjx
To download the seminar materials, please click: https://shorturl.at/mIXHt