Device for production of a net impulse by precession

Abstract

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.

Claims

1. An inertially -driven device having elements of mass 28 made to move in a series of arcs 30 that follow a circle 26, with the planes of said arcs angled away from that of said circle and not perpendicular to it.

Description

DRAWINGS

[0020] FIG. 1A is a front view of the first embodiment.

[0021] FIG. 1B is a top view of the first embodiment.

[0022] FIG. 2A is a side view of a spinning wheel.

[0023] FIG. 2B is a top view (along arrow A) of a spinning wheel being turned right-to-left.

[0024] FIG. 2C is a front view (along arrow B) of a spinning wheel turning top-to-bottom.

[0025] FIG. 3A is a side view of the path of elements of a wheel rolling in a straight line.

[0026] FIG. 3B is a perspective view of the elements of a wheel rolling in a circle, and angled outward.

[0027] FIG. 4 is a side view of the second embodiment.

[0028] FIG. 4A is a top view of the path of an element of a rolling wheel in the second embodiment.

[0029] FIG. 5 is a side view of the third embodiment.

[0030] FIG. 6 is a side view of the fourth embodiment.

[0031] FIG. 6A is a perspective view of the path of a weight in the fourth embodiment.

[0032] FIG. 7 is a side view of the fifth embodiment.