...David Foley; Jean-Sebastien Plante Jet-boats perform remarkably well at high-speed but lack low speed maneuverability for tight maneuvers such as docking. This paper presents a joystick controlled omnidirectional propulsion system for jet-boats. The concept uses a set of fixed jet nozzles disposed...

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