Publications (Current availability of PDF, DOC, or HTML versions is indicated at the end of each citation):
Begej, S., Tactile Display for Whole-Arm Manipulators, Phase-II SBIR contract NAS9-18901, NASA Johnson Space Center, Final Report No. WAM-300696FR, 30 June, 1996. (PDF, 8MB, 150pgs)
Begej, S., Glove Controller with Force and Tactile Feedback for Dexterous Robotic Hands, Phase-II SBIR contract NAS9-18558, NASA/Johnson Space Center, Final Report No. GC-170595FR, 31 May, 1995. (PDF, 11MB, 204pgs)
Begej, S., Tactile Display for Whole-Arm Manipulators, Phase-I SBIR contract NAS9-18704, NASA Johnson Space Center, Final Report, 9 Sept., 1992. (PDF, 4MB, 80 pgs)
Begej, S., Full-Length, Fiberoptic Esophageal Pressure Monitor, Phase-1 SBIR Grant 1-R43-DK42404-01, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, US Dept. of Health and Human Services, Final Report, 12 March, 1991. (PDF, 3MB, 54pgs)
Begej, S., Telepresent Master/Slave Tools with Force and Tactile Feedback, Phase-I SBIR contract F41622- 90-C-1002, Dept. of the Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, Report Final Report, 22 Jan., 1992.
Begej, S., Glove Controller with Force and Tactile Feedback for Dexterous Robotic Hands, Phase-I SBIR contract NAS9-18308, NASA/Johnson Space Center, Final Report, Aug. 1990. (PDF, 6MB, 74pgs )
Begej, S., Tactile Sensor Subsystem Utilizing a Fingertip-Shaped Sensor with Shear Force-Sensing Capability, Final Report, Begej Corporation, Littleton, CO, NSF Phase I SBIR Grant ISI 87-60319, Final Report, 21 December, 1988. (PDF, 6MB, 146pgs)
Begej, S., "Planar and fingertip-shaped tactile sensors for robotic applications," IEEE J. Robotics and Automation, vol. 4, no. 5, Oct., 1988.
Begej, S., Tactile Telepresence System for Dexterous Telerobotics, Final Report, Begej Corporation, Littleton, CO, NASA SBIR Ph-I Contract NAS7-1015, 29 August, 1988.
Begej, S., "Fingertip-shaped optical tactile sensor for robotic applications," Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Automation, Philadelphia, PA, pp. 1752-1757, 25 April, 1988.
Begej, S., Fingertip-Shaped Touch Sensor for Teleoperator and Robotic Applications, Final Report, Begej Corporation, Littleton, CO, NASA SBIR Phase I Contract No. NAS7-968, September, 1986.
Begej, S., A Tactile Sensing System and Optical Tactile Sensor Array for Robotic Applications, Technical Report 85-06, MS Thesis, Computer and Information Science Department, Univ. Massachusetts, Amherst, May, 1985.
Begej, S., "An optical tactile sensor array," Proceedings of the SPIE Conf. Intelligent Robotics and Computer Vision, pp. 271-280, November, 1984.
J.E. Garnier and S. Begej, “Ex-Reactor Determination of Thermal Gap Conductance Between Uranium Dioxide and Zirconium. Stage-2: High Gas Pressure," Proc. 8th Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, Gaithersburg, MD, 16 June, 1981.
J.E. Garnier and S. Begej, “Ex-Reactor Determination of Thermal Gap Conductance Between Uranium Dioxide and Zirconium. Stage 2: High Gas Pressure”, Technical Report PNL-3232 (also NUREG/CR-0330, Volume 2), Battelle Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA, July, 1980.
J.E. Garnier and S. Begej, “Ex-Reactor Determination of Thermal Gap Conductance Between Uranium Dioxide and Zirconium. Stage I: Low Gas Pressure”, Technical Report PNL-2696 (also NUREG/CR-0330, Volume 1), Battelle Pacific NW Lab., Richland, WA, April, 1979.
S. Begej and J.E. Garnier, "Ex-Reactor Determination of Thermal Gap Conductance Between Uranium Dioxide and Zirconium Interfaces," Proc. 16th International Conductivity Conference, Chicago, IL, 7 Nov., 1979.
S. Begej, J.E. Garnier, A.0. Desjarlais, and R.P. Tye, "Ex-Reactor Determination of Thermal Contact Conductance Between Uranium Dioxide and Zirconium Interfaces," Proc. 16th International Conductivity Conference, Chicago, IL, 7 Nov., 1979.
J.E. Garnier and S. Begej, “Ex-Reactor Determination of Thermal Gap Conductance Between Uranium Dioxide and Zirconium Interfaces," in Thermal Conductivity, edited by D.C. Larsen, Vol. 15, pp. 115-123, 1978.
A.B. Johnson, S. Begej, M.W. Martini, and R.P. Hayes, “Aluminum Alloy Performance Under Dry Cooing Tower Conditions”, Technical Report PNL-2392, Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory, Richland, WA, December, 1977.
J.E. Garnier and S. Begej, "Ex-Reactor Gap Conductance Measurements," Proc. 15th Light Water Safety Info. Meeting, National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD, 7 Nov., 1977.
Patents:
Marchant, D.D. and S. Begej, "Information Storage Medium and Method of Recording and Retrieving Information Thereon," (i.e., erasable optical memory disk), U.S. Patent 4,593,306, assigned to Battelle Labs, Richland, WA, issued 3 June, 1986. (PDF, 205kB, 9pgs)
Theses:
1975 MS, Metallurgical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle. Thesis title: “Superconductivity of Cu and Al Composites Containing Dispersions of Nb3Al”
1985 MS, Computer Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Thesis title: “A Tactile Sensing System and Optical Tactile Sensor Array for Robotic Applications.”