Human sensory subsystems emulator.

Abstract

Last year this author presented his design for a computerized human nervous system function emulator for use in an android robot. This paper describes that emulator's sensory subsystems in more detail and adds new functions. Topics covered include sensor types, signal conditioning, data handling in the afferent pathways and interpretation of sensory information. Physiological sensory modalities (including: temperature, pressure, acceleration, humidity, sound and light stimuli) as well as nonphysiological (including: magnetic, radio, infrared, ultrasound and satellite GPS) are elucidated. The relationship of a primitive stimulus (i.e.: heat) to a high level sensation (i.e.: pain) is explored.