WO2007120123A2 - Method and apparatus for gyroscopic propulsion - Google Patents
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Abstract
A propulsion system includes an engine and a rotating member rotatably engaging the engine. The rotating member comprises a plurality of drive members positioned around the circumference of the rotating member. Each of the drive members has an unlocked state in which the drive members apply substantially no torque to the rotating member, and a locked state, in which the drive members apply substantially a torque to the rotating member. At a selected time, a first set of the drive members are in the unlocked state and a second set of the drive members are in the locked state to provide a propulsive force.
Description
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GYROSCOPIC PROPULSION
FIELD
The invention relates generally to propulsion systems and particularly to gyroscopic propulsion systems. BACKGROUND
As demand for hydrocarbon energy skyrockets and hydrocarbon energy reserves continue to decrease, an energy crisis is confronting the civilized world. A number of measures have been introduced to alleviate the crisis. More efficient hydrocarbon engines are now in widespread use. Hybrid vehicles having regenerative braking have been introduced. Research and development of fuel cell technology continues at a rapid pace. Even with these measures, there remains a need for a highly efficient propulsion system.
Gyroscopic propulsion systems have been developed to address this need. Gyroscopic systems can theoretically propel an object without relying on frictional forces - the key forces used by conventional vehicles. A gyroscope is generally a disk free to rotate about an axis which itself is confined within framework that is free to rotate about one axis or two. The two qualities of a gyroscope that account for its usefulness are: first, the axis of a free gyroscope will remain fixed in space provided no external forces act upon it, and, second, a gyroscope can be made to deliver a torque which is proportional to the angular velocity about a perpendicular axis. Both qualities stem from the principle of conservation of momentum under which the total angular momentum of the system relative to any point fixed in space remains constant provided that no external forces act on the system. In a typical gyroscopic propulsion system, a number of rotating gyroscopes are themselves rotated around a common point. The gyroscopes are misbalanced, causing a displacement of the propulsion system. As will be appreciated, an imbalance can create a propulsive force. These systems have been largely unsuccessful however because they have generally failed to generate sufficient propulsive forces to be practical.
SUMMARY
These and other needs are addressed by the various embodiments and configurations of the present invention. The present invention is directed generally to a propulsion system and method that uses torque applied unequally around the circumference of a rotating body to impart a propulsive force.
In one embodiment of the present invention, a propulsion method is provided that includes the steps of:
(a) rotating a rotating member that engages one or more drive members;
(b) at a first angular position, setting the drive member(s) to an unlocked state in which the drive members apply substantially no resistance to rotation of the rotating member; and
(c) at a second angular position, setting the drive member(s) to a locked state in which the drive member(s) resist rotation of the rotating member.
In another embodiment of the present invention, a propulsion method is provided that includes the steps of:
(a) rotating a rotating member that engages a number of drive members;
(b) setting a first set of drive members to an unlocked state in which the drive members apply substantially no resistance to rotation of the rotating member; and
(c) simultaneously setting a second set of drive members to a locked state in which the drive members resist rotation of the rotating member.
In one configuration, the first set of drive members are positioned in a first angular or unlocked zone (in which the drive members are in the unlocked state), and the second set of drive members are in a second angular or locked zone (in which the drive members are in the locked state). To provide spatial displacement of a vehicle including the propulsion system, the first angle subtended by the first angular zone is commonly greater than the second angle subtended by the second angular zone.
Each of the drive members commonly includes a brake assembly, a gyroscopic member, and a housing. The gyroscopic member in turn includes a gyroscope rotatably disposed in the housing. In the locked state, the brake assembly retards rotation of the drive member relative to the rotating member and, in the unlocked state, the brake assembly does not retard rotation of the drive member. Typically, the rotational axes of the gyroscopes in the first set of drive members are transverse to the rotational axes of the gyroscopes in the second set of drive members at a selected point in time, and the relative rotational speeds of the rotating member, the drive member, and the gyroscopes in the drive members are different from one another. The rotational speeds of the gyroscopes may be the same or different from one another. In a preferred configuration, the rotational axes of the rotating member and the drive members are substantially parallel and perpendicular to the rotational axis of each gyroscope. The direction of displacement of a vehicle including the propulsion system is normal to radial line extending from the axis of rotation of the rotating member to a point on a periphery of the second angular zone.
"""The position of the second angular zone can be changed to change a direction of displacement. For example, the vehicle can be decelerated by changing the position of the second angular zone so that the resulting direction of displacement is substantially opposite to the vehicle's current direction of displacement. The vehicle can be accelerated by increasing a rotational speed of the gyroscopes and/or rotating member.
The propulsion system and method can have a number of advantages. The propulsion system can provide displacement of a vehicle, such as an aircraft, hovercraft, or spacecraft, without using friction or aerodynamic forces. In other words, the propulsion system can be frictionless and thereby can provide a highly efficient method of propulsion. Unlike prior gyroscopic propulsion systems, the system of the present invention preferably does not use imbalance to impart motion.
These and other advantages will be apparent from the disclosure of the invention(s) contained herein.
The above-described embodiments and configurations are neither complete nor exhaustive. As will be appreciated, other embodiments of the invention are possible utilizing, alone or in combination, one or more of the features set forth above or described in detail below.
As used herein, "at least one", "one or more", and "and/or" are open-ended expressions that are both conjunctive and disjunctive in operation. For example, each of the expressions "at least one of A, B and C", "at least one of A, B, or C", "one or more of A, B, and C", "one or more of A, B, or C" and "A, B, and/or C" means A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and A, B and C together.
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Fig. 1 is a plan view of a propulsion system according to an embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 2 is a side view of the propulsion system of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 4-4 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 depicts the behavior of a gyroscopic member in the unlocked state; Fig. 6 depicts the behavior of a gyroscopic member in the locked state; Fig. 7 is an elevational view of a propulsion system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
""Fig. 8 Ts a perspective view oF a drive member according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 9 is an elevational view of a pair of drive members according to an embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 10 depicts the behavior of a drive member of another embodiment when in the mass freewheeling (or brake assembly-unlocked) state; and
Fig. 11 depicts the behavior of the drive member of Fig. 10 when in the locked (or brake assembly-locked) state..
DETAILED DESCRIPTION The gyroscopic propulsion system of one embodiment of the present invention will be discussed with reference to Figs. 1-4. The gyroscopic propulsion system 100 includes a gyroscopic drive assembly 104, an engine 110 for rotating the drive assembly 104, and a mounting member 108 to which the assembly 104 is rotatably connected, such as by one or more gears or bearings (not shown). The mounting member 108 is physically connected to the vehicle that is to be propelled by the propulsion system 100. The engine 110 rotatingly engages a gear 112 that interlockingly engages (meshes with) a drive gear 116 to rotate the assembly 104.
The gyroscopic drive assembly 104 includes a rotating member 120 nonrotatably connected to the drive gear 116 and a plurality of gyroscopic drive members 124a-d rotatably mounted to the rotating member 120 by bearings 300. As can be seen in Fig. 2, the various drive members 124a-d rotate about a respective axis of rotation 128a-d that is parallel to the axis of rotation 132 of the rotating member 120. As discussed below, the direction of rotation 136 of each of the drive members 124a-d is commonly opposite to the direction of rotation 140 of the rotating member 120 due to the need for the gyroscopic members in each drive member to remain fixed in space.
Each of the drive members 124a-d includes a housing 304, axles 302 nonrotatably attached to the housing 304, a gyroscopic member 306, a motor 308 for rotatably driving the axle 312 of the gyroscopic member 306, and upper and lower brake assemblies 350 to slow and/or completely stop rotation of the axles 302 relative to the rotating member 120. The gyroscopic member 306 includes axles 354, rotatably mounted on the housing 304 by the bearing 358, and a gyroscope
362. As can be seen from Figs. 3-4, the gyroscope 362 has multiple degrees of freedom. Any number of members 124 may be employed whether odd or even but preferably the members are uniformly distributed around the circumference of the rotating member 120. Stated another way, the various members 124 are separated by a substantially equal radial or circumferential distance.
The gyroscope can be any structure including one or more symmetrical disks, which are typically relatively heavy (e.g. , 150 pounds or more), disposed concentrically about the central axle or shaft 354 (having the axis of rotation as its longitudinal axis) that is free to rotate about the axis of rotation which itself is confined within the frame. In other embodiments, the frame includes nested subframes that are free to rotate about one or more axes (i.e., have one or more degrees of freedom). The gyroscope has an axis of rotation that remains fixed in space and will resist directional movement. The gyroscope can deliver a torque that is proportional to the angular velocity of the frame about an axis perpendicular to the gyroscope's axis of rotation. Under the principle of conservation of angular momentum, the total angular momentum of any system of particles relative to any point fixed in space remains constant, provided no external force(s) act on the system.
Fig. 7 is another view showing the rotating member 120 as having a plurality of gyroscopic drive members 124a-b rotatably mounted to the rotating member 120. Typically, drive members 124a-b are rotatably connected to a mounting member 108, such as by one or more gears or bearings (not shown). Drive members 124a-b are shown generally as respectively including gyroscopic members 306a-b having gyroscopes 362a-b mounted on shafts or axles 354a-b that are rotatably mounted within housings 304a-b. In this way, rotation 140 of rotating member 120 in the opposite direction of the direction of rotation of drive members 124a-b enables each of gyroscopic members 306a-b of drive members 124a-b to remain fixed in space. Figs. 8-9 provide another view of a drive member 124 in accordance with the present invention. In particular, Fig. 8 illustrates a drive member 124 having a housing 304 and a gyroscopic member 306. Axle 302 is nonrotatably connected to housing 304 and typically rotates in the direction designated by numeral 136. Gyroscopic member 306 includes a gyroscope 362 mounted within the housing 304 on axle 354. FIG. 9 more particularly shows two drive members of the type shown in FIG. 7, drive members 124a-b, having gyroscopic members 306a-b. Gyroscopic members 306a-b include gyroscopes 362 a-b mounted within the housings 304a-b on axles 354a-b.
The operation of the gyroscopic propulsion system 100 will now be discussed. To initiate propulsion, the engine 110 places the rotating member 120 in a first direction of rotation. Before, during, or after rotation of the rotating member 120, the respective motors 308 of each drive member places the gyroscope 362 in rotation. As the rotating member 120 rotates, the various drive members have full freedom of rotation and freely rotate in the opposite direction so that the
rotating gyroscopes'" 3t>2 can'mamtain desired positions in space. As will be appreciated, the relative orientations of each of the drive members relative to the rotating member 120 and to one another is generally unimportant. Typically, the various drive members will have transverse or nonparallel axes of rotation. When the various rotating members are rotating at desired rotational speeds, the propulsion sequence is initiated.
The propulsion sequence will now be discussed with reference to Figs. 1-6. To understand the operation of the system 100, it is important to understand the operational modes of each of the drive members. In the freewheeling or unlocked state, the drive member is free to rotate about its respective rotational axis 128. This state is shown in Fig. 5. In the braking or locked state, the drive member is not free to rotate about its respective axes 128. The member is placed in this state by the upper and lower brakes 350 being applied against the axis 302. This state is shown in Fig. 6. The gyroscope 362 resists rotation around the axis of rotation 132 The resistance or force is applied against the rotating member 120 and therefore against the mounting member 108. The force or torque effectively causes a new axis of rotation of the rotating member 120 to occur. The new axis of rotation 600 is located at the center of the gyroscope 362. Stated another way, the axis of rotation 132 of the rotating member 120 effectively rotates about the new axis of rotation 600. This causes spatial displacement of the axis of rotation 132 and therefore of the vehicle containing the system 100.
In certain configurations, the resistance of the member (i.e., the gyroscope's axis of rotation) to being rotated while in the locked state is attributable to the phenomenon of precession. This phenomenon is explained by Newton's law of motion for rotation under which the time rate of change of angular momentum about any given axis is equal to the torque applied about the given axis. Stated another way, the rate of rotation of the axis of rotation about a transversely oriented axis is proportional to the applied torque. Returning now to Fig. 1, the propulsion sequence will be described in detail. As can be seen from Fig. 1, there are two angular zones 170 and 174. Angular zone 170 (which subtends angle α) corresponds to the freewheeling mode. In other words, the members 124 in the angular zone 170 at any one time are in the unlocked state and are not creating a torque or impart at most an insubstantial torque. Angular zone 174 (which subtends angle θ) corresponds to the braking mode, hi other words, the members 124 in the angular zone 174 are in the locked state and impart a substantial torque. The average direction of displacement 178 of the system 100 is commonly normal to the line bisecting the angle θ. Typically, the angle a is greater than 270 degrees and
more typically ranges from about 300 to about 345 degrees, and the angle θ is less than 90 degrees, more typically is less about 45 degrees, even more typically is less than about 25 degrees, and even more typically ranges from about 1 to about 15 degrees. In normal propulsion operation, more members 124 will be in freewheeling mode than braking mode at any one time, and freewheeling members 124 are rotating at a higher rotational rate than braking members 124. During an entire rotational cycle of the rotating member 120, a given member 124 will be in the freewheeling mode longer than in the braking mode. The size of the angle θ can be varied during operation of the propulsion system to provide desired propulsive forces to the vehicles.
To create a desired acceleration and/or velocity of displacement, the rotating member and gyroscope rotational speeds are adjusted. For lower speeds, the rotating member and/or gyroscope rotational speeds are reduced and, for higher speeds, the rotating member and/or gyroscope rotational speeds are increased.
To brake or decelerate the vehicle, the position of the locking zone 174 is altered so that it is opposite to the current direction of displacement. Likewise to change the direction of displacement, the location of the locking zone 174 is changed accordingly. This may be readily accomplished by mechanical or electromechanical techniques.
The control of the size and position of the locking zone 174 and the rotational speeds of the rotating member and gyroscopes can be effected by user manipulable mechanical linkages and/or by a logic circuit or software that receives user input, such as by a joystick, and provides appropriate command signals to the engine, brake assembly, and/or motors to implement the commands.
The propulsion system 124 can be used to propel any type of vehicle in any direction, whether up, down, or sideways. The vehicle can be a boat, aircraft, spacecraft, automobile, hovercraft, and submersible vehicles. Normally, the radius of the rotating member 120 and gyroscope number and weight depend directly on the weight of the vehicle.
Figs. 10-11 depict a propulsion system according to another embodiment of the present invention. In the propulsion system 1000, the axis of rotation 128 of the drive member 124 is co- located and aligned (parallel) with and the axis of rotation 132 of the propulsion system. A mass 1004 is attached to and rotates about the drive member 124. For example, the drive member 124 rotatably engages the drive assembly (or the drive gear 116), and the mass 1004 is part of the rotating member 120 and, in one configuration, represents a mass imbalance around the periphery
of the member 120. The mass can be any number of other objects, including a simple weight, a plasma, and the like. By applying the upper and lower brake assemblies 350 at selected angular intervals to slow and/or completely stop rotation of the axles 302 relative to the rotating mass 1004, the axis of rotation 128 of the drive member 124 to be spatially displaced. Gyroscopic resistance or torque created by the locking of the brake assemblies causes the axis of rotation to shift temporarily to the position of the mass, thereby causing directional movement of the drive member.
A number of variations and modifications of the invention can be used. It would be possible to provide for some features of the invention without providing others.
For example in one alternative embodiment, the gyroscope is not physically engaged with the housing of the member 124. To reduce drift of the gyroscope (i.e., departure of the motion from the theoretical) the gyroscope maybe floated in the member 124 using a viscous, high density liquid, such as a fluorocarbon. Alternatively, gas bearings may be employed in which the shaft of the gyroscope is supported by a high pressure gas such as helium, air or hydrogen. Alternatively, the gyroscope may be supported in a high vacuum by an electric field (known as an electrostatic gyro) or by a magnetic field (known as a cryogenic gyroscope). Moreover, nonmechanical gyroscopes, such as laser gyroscopes, can be used. As will be appreciated, laser gyroscopes include a solid block of quartz into which holes are drilled to provide paths for the laser beam. Thin-film mirrors are sealed into the unit. Laser energy is transmitted clockwise and counterclockwise simultaneously. At rest, they are the same frequency. When an input rate is present, an output signal is generated that is proportional to the input rate. The gyroscope does not require a rotating mass as in conventional gyroscopes. hi another alternative embodiment, rotationally resistant objects other than gyroscopes are employed in the members 124. As will be appreciated, the drive member 124 can be replaced by any object that can resist rotation and momentarily or longer change, even slightly, the spatial location of the axis of rotation. For example, any mass may be rotated to provide angular momentum.
In another alternative embodiment, a stabilizing gyroscope can be positioned at the rotational axis of the rotating member 120 to permit the rotating member to rotated. This embodiment is particularly useful where the vehicle is in free space and does not have the ability to push off of another object. Alternatively, a second propulsion system can be positioned adjacent to a first propulsion system and counter-rotated relative to one another to provide the same effect.
In another alternative embodiment, the plurality of drive members 124 positioned around the periphery of the rotating member 120 are replaced by a single drive member 124.
The present invention, in various embodiments, includes components, methods, processes, systems and/or apparatus substantially as depicted and described herein, including various embodiments, subcombinations, and subsets thereof. Those of skill in the art will understand how to make and use the present invention after understanding the present disclosure. The present invention, in various embodiments, includes providing devices and processes in the absence of items not depicted and/or described herein or in various embodiments hereof, including in the absence of such items as may have been used in previous devices or processes, e.g., for improving performance, achieving ease and\or reducing cost of implementation.
The foregoing discussion of the invention has been presented for purposes of illustration and description. The foregoing is not intended to limit the invention to the form or forms disclosed herein. In the foregoing Detailed Description for example, various features of the invention are grouped together in one or more embodiments for the purpose of streamlining the disclosure. This method of disclosure is not to be interpreted as reflecting an intention that the claimed invention requires more features than are expressly recited in each claim. Rather, as the following claims reflect, inventive aspects lie in less than all features of a single foregoing disclosed embodiment. Thus, the following claims are hereby incorporated into this Detailed Description, with each claim standing on its own as a separate preferred embodiment of the invention. Moreover, though the description of the invention has included description of one or more embodiments and certain variations and modifications, other variations and modifications are within the scope of the invention, e.g., as maybe within the skill and knowledge of those in the art, after understanding the present disclosure. It is intended to obtain rights which include alternative embodiments to the extent permitted, including alternate, interchangeable and/or equivalent structures, functions, ranges or steps to those claimed, whether or not such alternate, interchangeable and/or equivalent structures, functions, ranges or steps are disclosed herein, and without intending to publicly dedicate any patentable subject matter.
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1. A propulsion system, comprising: an engine; and a rotating member rotatably engaging the engine, wherein the rotating member comprises at least one drive member positioned around the circumference of the rotating member, the drive member has an unlocked state in which the drive member applies substantially no torque to the rotating member and a locked state in which the drive member applies substantially a torque to the rotating member, whereby at a first time the drive member is in the unlocked state and at a second time the drive member is in the locked state to provide a propulsive force.
2. The propulsion system of claim 1, wherein the at least one drive member is a plurality of drive members, wherein at the first time a first set of drive members is in the unlocked state and a second set of drive members is in the locked state, wherein the first set of drive members are positioned in a first angular zone, wherein the second set of drive members are positioned in a second angular zone, wherein the first angular zone subtends a first angle, wherein the second angular zone subtends a second angle, and wherein the first angle is greater than the second angle.
3. The propulsion system of claim 2, wherein the first angle is at least about 270 degrees and the second angle is less than 90 degrees, wherein the rotating member has a circumference, and wherein the plurality of drive members are substantially uniformly distributed around the circumference of the rotating member.
4. The propulsion system of claim 2, wherein each of the drive members comprise a brake assembly, a gyroscopic member, and a housing, the gyroscopic member including a gyroscope rotatably disposed in the housing and wherein, in the locked state, the brake assembly retards rotation of the drive member relative to the rotating member and, in the unlocked state, the brake assembly does not retard rotation of the drive member.
5. The propulsion system of claim 4, wherein the rotational axes of the gyroscopes in the first set of drive members are transverse to the rotational axes of the gyroscopes in the second set of drive members at a selected point in time.
6. The propulsion system of claim 4, wherein the rotating member has a first rotational speed, the drive member a second rotational speed, and the gyroscope in a selected drive member a third rotational speed, and wherein the first, second, and third rotational speeds are different from one another.
7. A vehicle containing the propulsion system of claim 1.
8. A propulsion method, comprising: rotating a rotating member, the rotating member operatively engaging a plurality of drive members; setting a first set of drive members to an unlocked state in which the drive members apply substantially no resistance to rotation of the rotating member; and simultaneously setting a second set of drive members to a locked state in which the drive members resist rotation of the rotating member.
9. The propulsion method of claim 8, wherein the first set of drive members are positioned in a first angular zone, wherein the second set of drive members are positioned in a second angular zone, wherein the first angular zone subtends a first angle, wherein the second angular zone subtends a second angle, and wherein the first angle is greater than the second angle.
10. The propulsion method of claim 9, wherein the first angle is at least about 270 degrees and the second angle is less than about 45 degrees.
11. The propulsion method of claim 8, wherein each of the drive members comprise a brake assembly, a gyroscopic member, and a housing, the gyroscopic member including a gyroscope rotatably disposed in the housing and wherein, in the locked state, the brake assembly retards rotation of the drive member relative to the rotating member and, in the unlocked state, the brake assembly does not retard rotation of the drive member.
12. The propulsion method of claim 11, wherein the rotational axes of the gyroscopes in the first set of drive members are transverse to the rotational axes of the gyroscopes in the second set of drive members at a selected point in time.
13. The propulsion method of claim 11, wherein the rotating member has a first rotational speed, the drive member a second rotational speed, and the gyroscope in a selected drive member a third rotational speed, and wherein the first, second, and third rotational speeds are different from one another.
14. The propulsion method of claim 13, wherein the rotating member has a first rotational axis, each of the drive members a corresponding second rotational axis, and the gyroscope in each drive member a third rotational axis, wherein the first and second rotational axes are substantially parallel and wherein the third rotational axis of each gyroscope is transverse to the first rotational axis and the second rotational axis of each drive member.
15. The propulsion method of claim 9, wherein the direction of displacement of a vehicle comprising a propulsion system performing the steps of claim 8 is normal to radial line extending from the axis of rotation of the rotating member and a point on a periphery of the second angular zone.
16. The propulsion method of claim 9, further comprising at a second later time: changing the position of the second angular zone to change a direction of displacement.
17. The propulsion method of claim 9, further comprising: decelerating a vehicle by changing the position of the second angular zone so that the resulting direction of displacement is substantially opposite to the current direction of displacement.
18. The method of claim 11 , further comprising: increasing a rotational speed of at least one of the gyroscopes and rotating member to increase a speed of travel.
19. A propulsion system comprising: a rotating member, the rotating member operatively engaging a plurality of drive members; means for setting a first set of drive members to an unlocked state in which the drive members apply substantially no resistance to rotation of the rotating member; and means for simultaneously setting a second set of drive members to a locked state in which the drive members resist rotation of the rotating member.
20. The propulsion system of claim 19, wherein the first set of drive members are positioned in a first angular zone, wherein the second set of drive members are positioned in a second angular zone, wherein the first angular zone subtends a first angle, wherein the second angular zone subtends a second angle, and wherein the first angle is greater than the second angle.
21. The propulsion system of claim 19, wherein each of the drive members comprise a brake assembly, a gyroscopic member, and a housing, the gyroscopic member including a gyroscope rotatably disposed in the housing and wherein, in the locked state, the brake assembly retards rotation of the drive member relative to the rotating member and, in the unlocked state, the brake assembly does not retard rotation of the drive member.
22. The propulsion system of claim 21, wherein the rotational axes of the gyroscopes in the first set of drive members are transverse to the rotational axes of the gyroscopes in the second set of drive members at a selected point in time.
23. The propulsion system of claim 21, wherein the rotating member has a first rotational speed, the drive member a second rotational speed, and the gyroscope in a selected drive member a third rotational speed, and wherein the first, second, and third rotational speeds are different from one another.
24. The propulsion system of claim 21, wherein the rotating member has a first rotational axis, each of the drive members a corresponding second rotational axis, and the gyroscope in each drive member a third rotational axis, wherein the first and second rotational axes are substantially parallel and wherein the third rotational axis of each gyroscope is transverse to the first rotational axis and the second rotational axis of each drive member.
25. A propulsion method, comprising:
(a) rotating a rotating member that engages one or more drive members;
(b) at a first angular position, setting the drive member(s) to an unlocked state in which the drive members apply substantially no resistance to rotation of the rotating member; and
(c) at a second angular position, setting the drive member(s) to a locked state in which the drive member(s) resist rotation of the rotating member.
26. The propulsion method of claim 25, wherein the rotating member is in a state of rotational imbalance and wherein the one or more drive members are located at an axis of rotation of the rotating member.
27. The propulsion method of claim 25, wherein the one or more drive members comprises first and second sets of drive members, wherein the one or more drive members are positioned around the periphery of the rotating member and wherein the first set of drive members is set to the unlocked state while the second set of drive members is positioned to the locked state.
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