An impulse momentum propulsion apparatus includes a power source and a track arranged radially relative to a vertical axis with a proximal end of the track nearest the vertical axis and a distal end of the track farthest from the vertical axis, the track powered by the power source to rotate about the vertical axis. The apparatus further includes a mass constrained to move along the track and a linear actuator that moves the mass from the distal end of the track to the proximal end of the track when the primary mass arrives at the distal end of the track due to centrifugal force acting on the mass caused by the rotation of the track. A net reaction force acting on the track over a full rotation of the track includes a non-zero propulsive force component in a propulsion direction.
IMPULSE MOMENTUM PROPULSION APPARATUS AND METHOD
2018-01-11
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Impulse Measurements for Momentum Exchange Propulsion of Mobile Land Mines
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