IVI

The Innovative Vehicle Institute

Cégep de Saint-Jérôme

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Our mission is to conduct applied research, design and integrate state-of-the-art technologies applied to vehicles in order to help companies and organizations innovate, while aiming for positive economic and social benefits.

The Institut du véhicule innovant (IVI) has a solid expertise in electric, autonomous and connected vehicles. Its team is made up of various specialists who bring a unique synergy that increases the capacity of companies and organizations to innovate. The centre is known for the quality of its services, since rigour, integrity and professionalism are at the heart of their projects. The IVI laboratory is set apart by its unique combination of specialized equipment related to vehicles, making the IVI an indispensable resource in Québec.

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Artificial vision
  • Automation
  • Cybersecurity
  • Design
  • Digital imaging
  • Electric vehicles
  • Geographic information system (GIS)
  • Intelligent vehicles
  • Internet of Things
  • Logistics
  • Navigation and transportation logistics
  • Prototyping
  • Robotics

  • Battery assembly testing and characterization
  • Creation of an optimal architecture allowing the electrification of a van
  • Design and validation of a Li-ion battery pack for industrial electric vehicles
  • Development of a battery management system for electric motorcycles
  • Development of an airport electric shuttle
  • Development of an electric propulsion system for a mining vehicle
  • Dynamometric tests for consumption evaluation
  • Feasibility study of an electric taxis project in Québec
  • High power mobile autonomous electric charger
  • Optimization of a permanent magnet electric motor for heavy vehicles
  • Temperature test of Li-ion cells for buses

  • Batches of Li-ion batteries
  • Computer-aided design system
  • Data acquisition systems
  • Emissions analyzer
  • Environmental Room 6 ‘x 8’ x 7 ‘(-30 to 75 °C)
  • Generic test vehicle
  • Infrared camera
  • Matlab Simulink simulation / modeling tools
  • Opacimeter
  • Portable 3D laser scanner
  • Roller dynamometer
  • Test unit from 12 to 900V up to 250 kW for batteries and motorization
  • Ultra-capacitors
  • WT3000 precision power analyzer

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