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  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Neuroscience
  • Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

  • Human sensory extension is a long-standing aspiration, with existing technologies like sensory substitution, laser tactile canes, and corneal implants already augmenting perception.
  • Current augmentation devices correct or extend natural sensory capabilities, improving user interaction with the environment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of intelligent sensory augmentation devices on human cognition and classification of sensory information.
  • To analyze the benefits of advanced signal processing techniques in sensory augmentation.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing sensory augmentation technologies and their signal processing methods.
  • Analysis of signal processing benefits, focusing on the comparison between linear and non-linear transformations.

Main Results:

  • Intelligent sensory augmentation devices not only improve but fundamentally change cognitive approaches to sensory information.
  • Non-linear transformations in signal processing offer superior benefits compared to classical linear transformations for sensory augmentation.

Conclusions:

  • The integration of intelligent sensory augmentation necessitates a re-evaluation of how we understand and categorize sensory extension technologies.
  • Advanced signal processing, particularly non-linear transformations, is crucial for unlocking the full potential of future sensory augmentation systems.