The Background - Artificial Human Sensors: Science and Applications - page 21

/ŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůďĂƐĞĚǁĂƌŶŝŶŐƐ
tĂƌŶŝŶŐƐŝŶƚŚĞƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ͗
ͲƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞ͕ƐŵŽŬĞŝŶƚƌƵƐŝŽŶͲĂůĂƌŵ
ŽĚLJƌĞůĂƚĞĚǁĂƌŶŝŶŐƐ
&ŽŽĚ͕ǁĂƚĞƌŝŶƚĂŬĞ
ƐŝĐŬŶĞƐƐ

ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůǁĂƌŶŝŶŐƐ
tĞĂƚŚĞƌƌĞůĂƚĞĚ͗
^ƚŽƌŵ͕ĨůŽŽĚ͕ƚŽƌŶĂĚŽ͕ĞĂƌƚŚƋƵĂŬĞ
,ƵŵĂŶƌĞůĂƚĞĚǁĂƌŶŝŶŐƐ
/ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůĚŝƐĐŚĂƌŐĞ͗
WŽŝƐŽŶ͕Žŝů͕ǁĂƐƚĞ͕
dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƚŝŽŶ͗ƉŽůůƵƚŝŽŶ͕ĐĂƚĂƐƚƌŽƉŚŝĐ

Figure 1.5. Example of individual safety system on the local (left) and global level (right).

detailed and overflow.
The proposed principle represents a new generation of sensors built for indi-
vidual local use that can provide fast and accurate indications. The focus is on
the goal to “extend” the human perceptual abilities by additional use of artificial
sensors. With the word extend we also indicate a close connection between an
individual and a sensor system that is able to interact in the proximity. There is a
substantial benefit to displace the point of interest away from the human percep-
tual senses, e.g., indicating contaminated food before it enters the mouth would
indeed provide a safer evaluation.
The emerging of sensor systems built for both individual (proximity) and
global (remote) use can provide fast and accurate warnings to the individual level
of safety. The warnings can be provided smoothly in close proximity of the body,
e.g., in the clothes or the mobile phone. Attached to the warning, proper indication
should also recommend actions to be taken on an individual level. In Fig.1.5, the
principle of an individual safety and personal security approach using artificial
and perceptual sensors can be provided in both local and global levels. As seen
in recent catastrophes, we obviously need to extend our sensing ability by adding
artificial sensors to our perception. This phenomenon is detectable by many ani-
mals, which obviously already have built in an extended warning system in their
perception system by advanced perceptual sensing ability.
In addition to existing and large-scale measurement systems used today
for general protection and warning to populations, e.g., tornado or earthquake
monitoring, there is also a need for small sized monitoring on an individual basis.
The example in the following section illustrates the human-based sensing princi-
ple, indicating a safety concept in close proximity to an individual, i.e., tap water
quality evaluation. In Fig. 1.6, the illustration shows a normal state of drinking
water, where the human perception normally indicates that the water quality is