The Perception - Artificial Human Sensors: Science and Applications - page 55

of mimicking a single human sensation. Also auditory perceptual sensation de-
vices have been developed by supportive hearing aid, e.g., the cochlea implants.
However, in the last few years, a number of additional technical perceptual solu-
tions have been presented in the literature concerning touch sensors and odour
detection. However, all these solutions exhibit a single perceptual device and in
comparison with the human capability, are considered as being on a very rudi-
mentary level. These sensations of independent technical approaches are doubt-
fully able to perform as advanced multimodal devices, interacting with humans
and at the right time providing information in tightened and effective standards.
The far most important and remaining task of research activities to be per-
formed is to combine the symbiotic effects between human perception and an
additional sensor system providing a true multimodal sensing capability. Further,
a vital crucial aspect is the connection from the externally collected information,
to provide the communication in an attractive strategy that is not occupying the
human perceptual resources, i.e., to be adaptable to the interaction of the brain.
The complexity of an artificial and complementary sensory system may
be unattainable, by understanding more about how people with disabilities
experience the world around them. For example, what is the sensation of a deaf-
blind person and with what premises does the person experience the world. We
know that other perceptual senses are directed to be more sensitive and fine-tuned
with regard to the ability to compensate for the arising sensory loss. But we hardy
know how or even if there is compensation made to that part of the population
exhibiting a lack of minor deficiency. Does a sensing acuity perceive, even, if not
optimally may be partly compensated by another sensing ability, when exploring
the complex worldview? Further, following this line of arguments, do we have a
variety of perceptual apprehensions in the population, where for example, colours
are not a standardised measure, but more estimated by the individual's subjective
relation? This question is essential since it may also vary between modes and times
of a perception.
Following this line, are we able to create a complex, but still a creative mixture
of structural procedure? When also including earlier experiences that influence
the perceptive “picture” of experiencing the beauty or essence of the world, we
actually are able to sense. To continue with this aspect,
- can an engineering student in the last year of his study get interested in
understanding the subject in its entirety, with that specific and maybe unique
individual subjective and personality experience attained earlier in life?
- can this student meet with the views of a technical and abstract application in
appreciating the intricacies of engineering as an art or a logical function, i.e., by
selecting only those aspects that are relevant and labelled with qualitative and
in some aspect lasting impressions?
- can a former student who is now a retired expert understand all the gained
experience attained earlier in life as a unique piece of subjective and personality
treasure that will now slowly fade away?