Torque induced propulsion system
OwnerNathaniel Joseph Hintzinventor
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Abstract
A gyroscopic device includes a drive gimbal drive ring spinning about a drive gimbal axis, a precession gimbal spinning about a precession gimbal axis substantially perpendicular to the drive gimbal drive ring, and a gyro coupled to the drive gimbal drive ring rotating about the precession gimbal axis and spinning about a moving gyro spin axis substantially parallel to the drive gimbal ring. The gyro rotation and spin generates a precession force about the drive gimbal axis that is either opposite or coincident the direction of the drive gimbal spin when the depending upon the direction of the gyro. The precession force can be used to propel an object.
Claims13
A gyroscopic device comprising:
- a drive gimbal including a drive gimbal drive ring, said drive gimbal spinning about a drive gimbal axis;
- a precession gimbal spinning about a precession gimbal axis substantially perpendicular to said drive gimbal drive ring;
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- a gyro rotating about said precession gimbal axis and spinning about a moving gyro spin axis substantially parallel to said drive gimbal ring, said gyro spin coupled to and guided by said drive gimbal drive ring, the gyro rotation and spin generating a precession force about the drive gimbal axis that is opposite the direction of the drive gimbal spin when the gyro is guided in a first direction and coincident the direction of the drive gimbal spin when the gyro is guided in a second direction opposite the first direction.
A device comprising:
- a stationary gimbal including a stationary gimbal drive ring;
- a drive gimbal including a drive gimbal drive ring;
- a motor coupled to said drive gimbal to spin said drive gimbal about a drive gimbal axis substantially perpendicular to said stationary gimbal drive ring;
- a precession gimbal spinning about a precession gimbal axis substantially perpendicular to said drive gimbal drive ring, the precession gimbal spin coupled to and driven by said stationary gimbal drive ring;
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- a gyro rotating about said precession gimbal axis and spinning about a moving gyro spin axis substantially parallel to said drive gimbal ring, said gyro spin coupled to and driven by said drive gimbal drive ring, the direction of the gyro rotation and spin generating a precession force about the drive gimbal axis opposite the direction of the drive gimbal spin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.