SELF PROPELLED THRUST-PRODUCING CONTROLLED MOMENT GYROSCOPE
The present invention comprises a novel propulsion method and apparatus for personal air vehicles generally consisting of gyroscopic movable assembly containing a gyroscope flywheel that produces thrust. In a preferred embodiment the gyroscope is hubless. The gyroscope flywheel integrates permanent magnets along its perimeter ring while spokes with an airfoil cross-section and positive incidence angle create airflow when rotated. The spokes couple the gyroscope's perimeter ring with a smaller central hubless ring. Proximate to the gyroscope's flywheel is an electromagnet fixed assembly that produces phasing electromagnetic fields that rotate the gyroscopic movable assembly. The invention comprises a self-contained apparatus with no external motor because the assembly is a motor with a self-stabilizing gyroscope that produces directional airflow that can be used to propel air, land and sea vehicles.
1 . A self-propelled hubless gyroscope, comprising:
a flywheel having a first magnetic field
a second magnetic field proximate to the flywheel, wherein the interaction between the first and second magnetic fields causes the flywheel to rotate and level the orientation of the gyroscope; and
a plurality of spokes connecting a perimeter of the flywheel to a centrally located ring, wherein the spokes create directional air flow as the flywheel rotates to produce thrust.
2 . The gyroscope of claim 1 , wherein the flywheel is composed at least in part of magnetic field producing elements that form the first magnetic field.
3 . The gyroscope of claim 1 , wherein the first magnetic field is formed elements that create the first magnetic field are at least one magnet mounted peripherally to the flywheel.
4 . The gyroscope of claim 1 , further comprising a stator mounted proximate to the flywheel for producing phased magnetic fields.
5 . The gyroscope of claim 2 , wherein:
the stator is comprised of fingers that are individually wrapped by insulated wire coils; and
the individual coils are wired together to create a multi-phase electromagnet.
6 . The gyroscope of claim 1 , further comprising a shell surrounding the flywheel having a network of electrically conductive materials integrated into at least one of its composite matrix or surface to produce phasing magnetic fields.
7 . A self-propelled hubless gyroscope, comprising:
a flywheel having a first magnetic field
a second magnetic field proximate to the flywheel, wherein the interaction between the first and second magnetic fields causes the flywheel to rotate and level the orientation of the gyroscope;
a stator mounted proximate to the flywheel for producing phased magnetic fields; and
a plurality of spokes connecting a perimeter of the flywheel to a centrally located ring, wherein the spokes create directional air flow as the flywheel rotates to produce thrust.
8 . The gyroscope of claim 7 , wherein the flywheel is composed at least in part of magnetic field producing elements that form the first magnetic field.
9 . The gyroscope of claim 7 , wherein the first magnetic field is formed elements that create the first magnetic field are at least one magnet mounted peripherally to the flywheel.