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US 2017/0321664 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for a gimbal propulsion system
OwnerJody G. Robbinsinventor
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for a gimbal propulsion system includes at least one pair of gimbals having counter rotating platters and counter rotating spinning weights to produce a net acceleration vector along a desired direction. A second and third pair of gimbals are added having gimbal arms that are spatially offset from each other by 2π/3 radians to produce a smooth acceleration vector along the desired direction.
Claims10
A propulsion device, comprising:
- a pair of gimbals configured to produce first and second acceleration vectors, wherein the first and second acceleration vectors combine to produce a first net acceleration vector along a desired direction of movement.
A propulsion device, comprising:
- a first gimbal having a first arm coupled to a first rotating platter and a second arm coupled to a first spinning weight, wherein the second arm is raised and lowered through a first pitch cycle and the first platter is rotated through a first rotation cycle, wherein a period of the first pitch cycle and a period of the first rotation cycle are equal;
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- a second gimbal having a third arm coupled to a second rotating platter and a fourth arm coupled to a second spinning weight, wherein the fourth arm is raised and lowered through a second pitch cycle and the second platter is rotated through a second rotation cycle, wherein a period of the second pitch cycle and a period of the second rotation cycle are equal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.