Institute of industrial automation (iAi) - HEIG-VD

Institute of Industrial automation

A renowned multidisciplinary technological body founded in 1999, the Institute of Industrial automation provides support in the fields of automation, robotics and mechatronics.

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Institut iAi - HEIG-VD

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Director of the institute

Prof. Michel Girardin

More information

HEIG-VD
Institut iAi
Route de Cheseaux, 1
CP 521
CH - 1401 Yverdon-les-Bains

+41 (0)24 557 73 77

iai@heig-vd.ch
http://iai.heig-vd.ch/

iAi Brochure

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Areas of expertise

Robotics

Analysis and optimization of production methods by means of systems and/or motion sequences for improving cycle times,
Cooperative mobile robotics for household applications,
Mechatronics and automated cognitive processing.

Optics

Complex opto-mechanical and opto-electronic integration,
Adaptive optics,
Biomedical optics,
Photonics,
Modeling and end-to-end simulations of optical systems.

Biomedical

Acquisition and processing of biosignals (eg ECG, EEG),
Monitoring of vital signs and physiological parameters,
Medical imagery,
Diagnostic and therapeutic systems,
Regulatory requirements for medical devices.

Mechatronics & Regulation

Design of devices with both mechanical and electronic parts,
Modeling of industrial processes,
Regulation and control techniques,
Optimal control and optimization of trajectories,
Motion control, active vibration damping,
Robust control and auto-tuning,
Machine safety.

Computer control

Full design and development for machine control software,
Industrial automation software (standard IEC61131-3),
Fieldbuses and Industry 4.0 protocols,
Machine controls, path calculation and CNC,
Graphic interfaces, UML/C#/C++ expertise,
Internet of things (IoT), web and cloud.

Signal processing

Signal acquisition techniques,
Linear and non-linear filtering, statistical processing, linear system identification, speech processing,
Acquisition chain design, choice of scanning system,
Real-time signal processing in DSP and fixed point microcontroller,
Rapid prototyping of signal processing solutions on dedicated targets.

Industrial electronics

Development of electronic devices, from prototype to final industrial version,
Analog, digital and power electronics,
Development of power amplifiers for motor controls or electromagnetic actuators,
Spark generation, process control and axis control in spark erosion,
Power electronics for electric vehicles; contactless energy transfer,
Energy outputs, optimization of production costs and reliability of power supplies using low and medium wattage (1 W - 1000 W),
Rapid prototyping of electronic systems,
Electromagnetic compatibility and pre-certification compliance,
Characterization of high-frequency data links, cables, connectors and PCBs, up to 10 GHz.

Sensors, Instrumentation, Metrology

Current sensors (eg Hall effect, Rogowski coil),
Energy metering: measurement of the phase voltage, current and grid frequency,
Wireless transmission of measured values (eg Bluetooth, ZigBee),
Development of specific eddy current brake sensors for NDT applications,
High-precision absolute position sensors, self-sensing electromagnetic actuators,
Precision measurement in a suitable metrological environment,
Ultrasonic sensors for process control.

Machine vision

Image acquisition: lighting design, choice of optics, sensor selection, optical filtering,
Theoretical analysis: modeling, optimum processing algorithms, simulation on real data, process robustness,
Rapid image processing: implementation of algorithms for real-time execution in DSP or CPU, optimization in GPU for critical cases, capitalization of developed algorithms in a portable C++ image processing library,
Software development: management of all software production phases (design, development, testing, on-site integration), software engineering workshop, market-standard or specific development tools
according to needs.