Mobile Control Systems.
Mobile Control Systems was founded in 2006 to develop new ways for humans to easily interact with their remote assets and information relating to important assets via mobile phone. The Current business has 3 Directors and three investors. MCS grew out of another business which was originally involved in remote weather stations utilized for crop weather and disease prediction models. Further development occurred in the utilization of short range radio monitoring systems and then cellular based remote monitoring and control prototypes. In 2005 a mobile phone based monitoring prototype was entered in the Prototype Section at the Mystery Creek Fieldays Innovation Park where it was selected for a Prototype Innovation Prize. From this encouraging start further work was done to improve designs and operation. In 2006 a patent was lodged for a text free way for humans to interact with remote assets via cell phone etc.
MCS is now engaged in developing products in the marine asset monitoring, mobile commerce, and remote control and monitoring sectors. The focus is on developing new and easier ways for humans to use their mobile phones/internet to remotely control, monitor and interact with remote assets, information and services. A number of hardware platforms are utilized to facilitate the operation of Sentinel Mobile products. Typically systems utilize a compact cell phone OEM module with integrated microprocessor, optimized I/O, power supply and several serial communications modalities including RS485, RS232 and Dallas 1 wire. MCS believes that mobile device technologies and related applications will continue to grow in many more areas.
MCS major focus is the human interface to mobile devices. This involves optimizing informatics and human interface to mobile devices by the innovative use of application software in mobile phone and related devices.