Combined propellant-less propulsion and reaction wheel device

A reaction wheel thrust mechanism comprising:

• a first rotor rotatably coupled on a frame at a first bearing, the first bearing having a first outer bearing race, a plurality of first bearing balls, and a first inner bearing race;
• a second rotor rotatably coupled on the frame at a second bearing, the second bearing having a second outer bearing race, a plurality of second bearing balls, and a second inner bearing race;
• a plurality of permanent magnets located on the first rotor and the second rotor, the plurality of permanent magnets oriented such that at a first permanent magnet on the first rotor is attracted towards at a second permanent magnet on the second rotor when the first permanent magnet is at its most proximate location relative to the second permanent magnet;
• a controller for controlling rotation speeds of the first rotor and the second rotor;
• wherein when electro-magnetic coils of the first rotor are activated by the controller, the electro-magnetic coils impart a torque onto the first rotor and the first rotor will impart reactionary torque onto the electro-magnetic coils and the frame and a vehicle attached thereto.

A reaction wheel thrust mechanism comprising:

• a first rotor rotatably coupled on a frame at a first bearing, the first bearing having a first outer bearing race, a plurality of first bearing balls, and a first inner bearing race;
• a second rotor rotatably coupled on the frame at a second bearing, the second bearing having a second outer bearing race, a plurality of second bearing balls, and a second inner bearing race;
• a plurality of permanent magnets located on the first rotor and the second rotor, the plurality of permanent magnets oriented such that at a first permanent magnet on the first rotor is attracted towards at a second permanent magnet on the second rotor when the first permanent magnet is at its most proximate location relative to the second permanent magnet;
• a controller for controlling rotation speeds of the first rotor and the second rotor;
• wherein when electro-magnetic coils of the first rotor are activated by the controller, the electro-magnetic coils impart a torque onto the first rotor and the first rotor will impart reactionary torque onto the electro-magnetic coils and the frame and a vehicle attached thereto;
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• wherein the controller adjusts speeds of rotation of the first rotor and the second rotor based on a desired thrust to be imparted on the vehicle.