Dual-axis centrifugal propulsion system
OwnerRoger Dean Strickler, Suzy Stricklerinventors
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Abstract
A fixed radius rotating mass having a first axis of rotation is arranged to also rotate about a second axis at 90° relative to the first axis, and at the same speed, to provide a net unidirectional force generator that requires little energy input. This reduces consumption of fossil fuels and resultant global pollution and global warming. It also allows for a simple means of levitating a vehicle, lower lift off mass for space missions and more efficient space travel propulsion.
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A vehicle, comprising an impulse drive that propels the vehicle by a unidirectional centrifugal force generated by a rotating mass arranged to orbit two intersecting axes at predetermined radii and synchronized orbital periods, wherein momentum and energy are divided between the vehicle and the mass rather than expended by pushing on an external mass.
A propulsion system for propelling an object in a predetermined direction, comprising:
- a rotating mass fixed to the object, said mass being arranged to rotate around a first axis at a fixed radius, and said mass being further arranged to rotate around a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, wherein a rotation period of the mass around the first axis is identical to a rotation period of the mass around the second axis to generate a unidirectional net centrifugal force that pulls the object in said direction.
An impulse force propulsion drive, comprising:
- a rotating mass attached to a first rotation means, said mass being located a predetermined nonzero distance away from a rotation center of the rotating means to thereby generate a centrifugal force in a first dimensional frame when rotated;
- a second rotating means attached to the first rotating means and arranged to rotate said first rotating means around an axis transverse to a rotation axis of the first rotating means to generate an additional centrifugal force in a second dimensional frame;
- synchronizing means for causing said first and second rotating means to rotate at identical angular velocities, wherein by summing vectors of centrifugal forces generated in said first and second dimensional frames, a net unidirectional force is obtained;
- means for varying the identical angular velocities of said first and second rotating means to regulate an amount of force generated;
- means for controlling an angular displacement between said first and second rotating means to control a direction of said unidirectional force;
- means for attaching the drive first and second rotating means to a vehicle to utilize the unidirectional force to propel the vehicle in a third dimensional frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.