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Assistive Augmentation

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Key elements of the emerging field of Assistive Augmentation are both the substitution and enhancement of senses–means towards “augmented sensors”. We use the term “augmented sensors” to introduce the following subsections of this part of the volume that focus on enhancing a particular sensory channel, remapping information from one sensory modality to another and creating new sensing modalities. We do so by describing our joint vision of such technology developed at the Augmented Human Lab (Singapore University of Technology and Design). We sketch out research thrusts and enablers, highlight application domains and speculate about the future of augmented sensors.

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  1. Singapore University of Technology and Design, Changi, Singapore

    Suranga Nanayakkara & Priyashri Sridhar

  2. Synaptics, Zug, Switzerland

    Jochen Huber

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  1. Synaptics, Zug, Switzerland

    Jochen Huber

  2. Department of Computer Science, Stony Brook University, New York, New York, USA

    Roy Shilkrot

  3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

    Pattie Maes

  4. Augmented Human Lab, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore, Singapore

    Suranga Nanayakkara

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Nanayakkara, S., Huber, J., Sridhar, P. (2018). Augmented Sensors. In: Huber, J., Shilkrot, R., Maes, P., Nanayakkara, S. (eds) Assistive Augmentation. Cognitive Science and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6404-3_2

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