Self propelling system and reaction wheel device
OwnerAnoup Kaulinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A propulsion assembly includes: a housing; a first central shaft mounted to the housing; a first ring rotor; a first central hub rotatably mounted on the central shaft; a plurality of tethers positioned between the central hub and the first ring rotor such that the first ring rotor is mounted to the central hub with the plurality of tethers; a drive mechanism mounted on the housing, the drive mechanism positioned to impart a force on a portion of the first ring rotor. A thrust is imparted on the housing by the first ring rotor through one or more of the plurality of tethers, and a direction of thrust corresponds to a location on the first ring rotor on which the drive mechanism imparts a force.
Claims10
A propulsion assembly comprising:
- a housing;
- a first central shaft mounted to the housing;
- a first ring rotor;
- a first central hub rotatably mounted on the central shaft;
- a plurality of tethers positioned between the central hub and the first ring rotor such that the first ring rotor is mounted to the central hub with the plurality of tethers;
- a drive mechanism mounted on the housing, the drive mechanism positioned to impart a force on a portion of the first ring rotor;
- wherein a thrust is imparted on the housing by the first ring rotor through unbalanced centripetal forces transmitted through one or more of the plurality of tethers, the first ring rotor rotating at a substantially constant radius from the central hub via the tethers, wherein a direction of thrust corresponds to a location on the first ring rotor on which the drive mechanism imparts a force.
A spacecraft comprising:
- a first propulsion assembly, the first propulsion assembly having
- a first ring rotor rotatably mounted on a shaft, the first ring rotor comprising one or more tethers located between the first ring rotor and a mount of the first ring rotor to the shaft;
- a drive mechanism proximate the first ring rotor, the drive mechanism positioned to impart a force on a portion of the first ring rotor;
- wherein a thrust is imparted on the spacecraft by the first ring rotor through unbalanced centripetal forces transmitted through one or more of the plurality of tethers, the first ring rotor rotating at a substantially constant radius from the shaft via the tethers, wherein a direction of thrust corresponds to a location on the first ring rotor on which the drive mechanism imparts a force.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.