An apparatus comprised of positionally directable masses attached to a binding component that includes a coupling device for payload to reduce gravitational deviation of the apparatus' trajectory by alternatingly accelerating and retracting physically bound component masses in equal and opposite directions to the extents of their bindings, initially and optimally perpendicular to the gravitational field and perpendicular to the apparatus trajectory by using in built transduction componentry located within the masses or the binding componentry or both that utilises electromagnetic forces, forces generated by chemical reactions, or other applied or responsive motive force to positionally direct the bound directable masses.

A device that produces linear motion by sequentially and in a continuous sequence accelerating inertial thrust masses at well-defined times towards the axis of counter-rotating disks. The inertial thrust masses are contained in cavities placed equidistantly about the periphery of counter rotating capture disks mounted on a common axle. They are radially accelerated by a bi-directional impulse ramps that can be moved to any position around the periphery of the counter rotating capture plates and into and out of the paths of the gyrating thrust masses to any desired depth within the mechanical range of the impulse ramps which simultaneously engage and radially accelerate the inertial thrust masses of each counter-rotating capture plate. The counter-rotating capture plates are each separately driven by a gear assembly powered by an external engine or motor that powers the rotation of the disks. Each radial acceleration of the inertial thrust masses produces an impulse of force that pushes against the mass accelerator with a force equal to the force used to radially accelerate each thrust mass. Each impulse is a vector force and imparts motion along the chosen vector to any object to which the device is attached.

A device having a vibration based propulsion system includes at least one of an extendible and retractable diaphragm, a vibrating mechanism, and an expandable and collapsible body section for driving movement of the device. Some embodiments may also include one or more coverings configured to move to adjust the fluid resistance of the device to improve the efficiency of the device's movement. At least one processor may be connected to at least one of: a transceiver, sensors, a camera, and a drive system for controlling the operations of these mechanisms. A power source may also be attached to these elements of the device to power the device. A remote controller or other computer device may communicate with the device via the transceiver to provide input for steering the device or to receive data collected by the device.

A device that produces linear motion by sequentially and in a continuous sequence accelerating inertial thrust masses at well-defined times towards the axis of counter-rotating disks. The inertial thrust masses are contained in cavities placed equidistantly about the periphery of counter rotating capture disks mounted on a common axle. They are radially accelerated by a bi-directional impulse ramps that can be moved to any position around the periphery of the counter rotating capture plates and into and out of the paths of the gyrating thrust masses to any desired depth within the mechanical range of the impulse ramps which simultaneously engage and radially accelerate the inertial thrust masses of each counter-rotating capture plate. The counter-rotating capture plates are each separately driven by a gear assembly powered by an external engine or motor that powers the rotation of the disks. Each radial acceleration of the inertial thrust masses produces an impulse of force that pushes against the mass accelerator with a force equal to the force used to radially accelerate each thrust mass. Each impulse is a vector force and imparts motion along the chosen vector to any object to which the device is attached.

The invention relates to a drive arrangement containing a rotational mass which is supported so as to be rotatable about a first axis, a bearing element supported so as to be rotatable about a second axis extending perpendicular to the first axis having a bearing for supporting the rotational mass, an oscillating body supported so as to be rotatable about a third axis perpendicular to the second axis having a bearing for supporting the bearing element, a drive provided on the oscillating body for generating a rotary movement of the bearing element about the second axis, a housing having a bearing for supporting the oscillating body, and a brake fixed to the housing for braking the rotary movement of the oscillating body in such a way that with each braking operation a driving force is transmitted to the housing.

A motive force generation device for generating a net resultant propulsive force vector through reactionless drive means. The device includes a reactionless drive that rotates one or more masses about an axis, decreases the radius about the axis without causing external torque on the system therefore increasing the energy level of the mass, continues to rotate mass at the higher energy level, then increases the radius about the axis to its original distance. The work required to rotate mass at a higher energy state is greater than the work to rotate mass at the original state, causing an unbalanced system resulting in the net propulsive force.

One embodiment of a device for producing a net unbalanced propulsive force has several wheels 24 rolling on a circular track 26 and angled to the plane of the track, such that every element of the wheels describes a repeating angled arcuate path. Precession of each half-wheel thus operating produces an unbalanced force normal to the plane of the wheel, with two components: 1) one that cancels all around with those of the other wheels, and 2)one that adds to produce a propelling force normal to the plane of the track.

Other embodiments are described and shown.

A vehicle for obtains linear momentum without throwing the mass from the vehicle in the space, comprising of a power source 13; a rigid base 1; a motor 3A and a motor 3B fitted in the rigid basel; a shaft 4A for the motor 3A, and a shaft 4B for the motor 3B; an adjuster 6A fixed with the shaft 4A, and an adjuster 6B fixed with the shaft 4B, the adjuster 6A is the first part of a rotor blade 5A, and the adjuster 6B is the first part of a rotor blade 5B, the second part of the rotor blade 5A is a blade 7A, and the second part of the rotor blade 5B is a blade 7B; a rigid body 10 fixed to the end of the rigid base 1; a thrust structure 8A, a thrust structure 8B, a thrust structure 8C, and a thrust structure 8D fixed in the rigid body 10, at the start the thrust structures 8A and 8D give linear motion to the blades 7A and 7B, respectively, after getting the linear motion, the blades 7A and 7B are travelling; an electromagnet 6AE and an electromagnet 6BE present on the outer surface of the adjusters 6A and 6B, respectively, after travelling, the blades 7A and 7B stick with the electromagnets 6AE and 6BE, respectively, now the blade 7A and the adjuster 6A joined via the electromagnet 6AE, and the blade 7B and the adjuster 6B joined via the electromagnet 6BE, after joining, the blades 7A and 7B start the circular motion, wherein the circular motion of the blades 7A and 7B generates centripetal reaction force.

A method of operation and a propulsion unit for vehicles, where the movement of the propulsion unit comprising at least two modules, each consisting of a frame (1) and fixing beams (3a) and (3b) and provided with controllers (9a), (9b) and (10a), (10b) for work motors (5a), (5b) and (6a), (6b), at the ends of which are placed load elements (7a), (7b) and (8a), (8b) preferably with a mass of more than 1% of the mass of the module, and torque generating base motors (2a) and (2b), provided with controllers (4a) and (4b) and a power source (11) preferably at least 5 V and an electronic system (12) for controlling the rotation and the sequence of starting of the base motors (2a) and (2b) and the work motors (5a), (5b) and (6a), (6b), is implemented by controlling the position and movement of the load elements.

The propulsion device 1 comprises a thrust generator 11 and a reverse rotational force generator 70. The thrust generator is configured to generate thrust in one direction perpendicular to the central axis and to generate rotational force in the circumferential direction. The reverse rotational force generator is coupled to the thrust generator and is configured to generate a rotational force in an opposite direction to the rotational force generated by the thrust generator.