Established in Jonquière in 1984, Groupe Industriel AMI specializes in the maintenance, design, manufacture and installation of mechanical and piping equipment in heavy industry. In
Working with several partners, Sami Agtech designed SAMI 4.0, a smart, multifunctional agricultural system designed to automate fruit and vegetable harvesting using robotics, an advanced
Optina Diagnostics is a medtech company that is working on a hyperspectral camera to image the retina over a vast array of neighbouring light wavelengths
RinnoVision is a Quebec company that develops inspection systems for underground city infrastructure. In 2023, RinnoVision created a camera with 360-degree vision that views and
Over the past few years, CRVI has accumulated cross-disciplinary and varied expertise in various sectors of industry.
The following list includes a few projects that have received funding and whose titles are in the public domain.
As this list is incomplete and given the confidential nature of the projects we carry out, please contact us directly to discuss your specific needs and how the center can help you.
2021-2023: Technical feasibility study to validate the performance of an artificial intelligence-assisted vision system capable of measuring water stress in potato plants.
2020-2021: Development of a machine vision system and AI algorithms for detecting diseases in potato plants
2017-2018: Optical plant growth measurement system
2016-2017: Vision system for visual inspection of printed labels
2015-2016: Optical system for operating a circular greenhouse
2013: Embedded vision system for automated counting of aquatic specimens
2011: Mobile robot for locating and treating weeds
2010: 3D vision and robotics system for precise and flexible positioning of a milking robot
2009: 3D vision system for carcass classification in slaughterhouses
2008: Development and demonstration of an automated system for monitoring the feeding behavior of rats in satiety studies
2011: Vision system for detecting frost on wind turbine blades
2011: Vision system for environmental and intelligent control of a stall
2010-2016: Development of an intelligent video surveillance and video analytics system for the security of sensitive locations and individuals
2009: Intelligent video surveillance system: automatic line-of-sight detection and intelligent management of visual information
2016-2017: Development of a ROS interface with Vortex Studio
2016-2017: Vision system for calculating statistics for billiard players
2015-2016: 3D scanning and reconstruction system for automated measurements of the human body
2020-2021: Use of artificial intelligence for Alzheimer’s screening by detecting beta-amyloid protein in hyperspectral images of the retina
2020-2021: Mobile collaborative robotics for air quality inspection and surface contamination in laboratories.
2016-2017: Embedded vision and control system for a robot assisting people with reduced mobility
2016-2017: Optical inspection systems for industrial washing machine loading baskets for the medical and pharmaceutical industry
2015-2016: Vision system for detecting contamination on surgical instruments
2012: Adaptive, real-time 3D vision system for modeling orthotics and prosthetics
2011-2012: Image segmentation for 3D modeling of prosthetics
2016-2017: Algorithms for reconstructing roofs from aerial images
2009: Automated vision-based defect inspection system for the printing industry
2014-2015: Study of a vision system for dimensional inspection of composite fibers in aerospace
2012: Geometric calibration and determination of robot kinematics using artificial vision
2011: Development of a non-destructive inspection technique for aeronautical composite parts with complex geometry
2009: Feasibility study of automation using vision and robotics for the preparation and inspection of aerospace parts
2009: Development of a fast and accurate methodology for automated encapsulation of turbine blades
2017-2018: Detection of wood species gradation using a vision system
2014-2015: Vision system for detecting contaminants in minerals
2021-2026: Development of algorithms for detecting scum on the surface of molten aluminum and tracking the actual position of a robot arm in an aluminum smelter furnace.
2024-2025: Development of a mobile collaborative cell for GMAW welding of metal structures with integrated joint tracking and automatic trajectory generation, funded by CRITM.
2021-2023: Development of algorithms for detecting scum on the surface of molten aluminum and tracking the actual position of a robot arm in an aluminum smelter furnace
2016-2017: Optical measurement of the sliding speed of electrodes in a steel furnace
2015-2016: Intelligent laser marking system for aluminum ingots
2016-2017: Thickness control and robotization of the drilling stage using machine vision
2021-2023: Development of the methodology for operating, programming, and recording a welding robot with intelligent vision for multi-pass welding of V-joints
2021-2023: Technical and economic feasibility study to assess the technical limits of technologies that can be applied to robotic welding of steel beams.
2021-2023: Technical and economic feasibility study to test the limits of 3D vision technologies applied to robotic welding of steel beams
2021-2022: Development of a robotic cell capable of autonomously converging towards a flexible and productive solution using demonstration and reinforcement learning for object manipulation.
2021-2022: Development of a modular platform for semantic segmentation of a visual scene adapted to industrial robotics.
2020-2021: Development and evaluation of the ability of an intelligent robotic cell to autonomously converge towards a flexible and productive solution for performing complex operations in sorting centers.
2020-2021: Prototyping platform for industrial applications using AI and advanced collaborative robotics
2020-2021: Robotization of customized nuancies
2019-2020: Development of a multi-pass longitudinal robotic welding process for assembling cylindrical sections of 12 ft in diameter x 2 in thick steel with a V-joint
2019-2020: Development of a vision system to inspect high-quality aluminum alloy plates
2010-2011: Synchronized multi-robot welding system with vision and no jig (Jigless)
2010-2011: Robotic welding controlled by 3D vision with flexible and intelligent cameras
2008: Automation of offline programming of a welding robot whose trajectory is guided by artificial vision
2011: Intelligent and adaptive vision system for coordinated multi-robot control
2010: Intelligent visual servo system for robotic manipulation of industrial objects
2009: Real-time 3D vision system using GPGPU and intensive parallel computing
2020-2021: Collaborative robotics applied to food processing in catering
2021-2023: Development of a robotic cell capable of autonomously converging towards a flexible and productive solution using demonstration and reinforcement learning for object manipulation.
2021-2023: Development of a modular platform for semantic segmentation of a visual scene adapted to industrial robotics.
2021-2023: Technical feasibility study for the robotization of sandblasting of simple and curved molds.
2021-2023: Technical feasibility study of microscopic guidance of a robot for the manufacture of fiber optic sensors.
2021-2023: Technical feasibility study for the application of silicone to the corners of aluminum window frame joints using a robot.
2021-2023: Technical feasibility study for the implementation of a vision system for counting people, recognizing their profiles from a distance, and tracking their movements.
2021-2023: Technical feasibility study for robotic mold sandblasting.
2021-2023: Study of the technical and financial viability of a robotic solution for manufacturing color charts based on customized artificial hair strands.
2021-2023: Prototyping platform for industrial applications using AI and advanced collaborative robotics.
2021-2023: Prototyping platform for industrial applications using AI and advanced collaborative robotics.