History

2009	MZH established as official research centre of the Leibniz Universität Hannover
since 2007	MZH’s main fields of research • Autonomous mobile service robots • Automotive mechatronics • Production engineering • Medical engineering • Robotics (see also project database)
until 2007	Fields of activity and MZH research projects, e.g.: • Medical engineering (since 2005) e.g.: micro navigation, climatic chamber, Robot with surgical milling cutter • Navigation and environment detection: Dora, ELROB (2006), MoRob-4x4, ELROB (2007) • Navigation: Carla 2001, Still forklift truck (2005 -2008) • Friction measuring platform • Hydraulic Hexapod 2005 • Autonomous robot BARt 2000, BARt 2007, LISA (ab 2006) • Autonomous robot MARGe • Stair climber
2004/2005	Start of the Bachelor/Master study course Mechatronics • Until end of 2007 more than 250 short and diploma theses at the MZH (mechanical + electrical engineering) • Winter term 2007/2008: 75 starters (Bachelor), 10 starters (Master) • Even share of the Faculty of Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
2000	Official inauguration of the MZH Goal/tasks: • Mechatronics research work concerning "service robots" (MZH members/institutes bring their know-how into cooperation projects) • Acquisition of mechatronics research projects (third-party funds) • Conclusion of framework contracts with partners in industry • Execution of graduate classes • Support of the Mechatronics study course • Coordination/documentation
1999	MZH foundation members • Prof. Popp (IFM – Institute of Mechanics) • Prof. Heimann (IFM – Institute of Mechanics) • Prof. Tönshoff (IFW – Institute of Production Engineering and Machine Tools) • Prof. Gerth (IRT – Institute of Automatic Control) • Prof. Haase (GEM – Institute of the Basics of Electrical Engineering) • 4 advisory board members from industry and science
1999	Execution of the "1st graduate class Mechatronics" • Until 2007: more than 40 instructors
1998	Innovation offensive of the Land of Lower Saxony: Proposal for the „interdisciplinary working group MZH” Field of research: „Autonomous Robots”: • 3 research associates, 5 years (Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) • 2 research associates, 5 years (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering) • 1 professorship (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering) • Material expenses, infrastructure
1996-2003	DFG research unit "High-speed Machine Tool"
1994	New subject „Mechatronics” in the study course Electrical Engineering • Compulsory electives catalogues containing subjects from both the Mechanical Engineering and the Electrical Engineering course • New: Mechatronics Master lab (Mechanical + Electrical Engineering)
1993	New subject „Mechatronics" in the study course Mechanical Engineering
1993	DFG proposal for the research unit "High-speed Machine Tool" Reseach contents: magnetic bearing, parallel guidance etc. MZH foundation institutes: • IFW – Institute of Production Engineering and Machine Tools (Prof. Tönshoff) • IFM – Institute of Mechanics (Prof. Popp) • IRT – Institute of Automatic Control (Prof. Gerth)