Closed System Self Propulsion Engine

With this patent design, I am challenging one of the foundations of modern engineering and physics, specifically a clause in the Conservation of Linear Momentum, which basically states that no object can gain linear momentum unless it pushes off of another object. This clause stems from Newton's Third Law of Motion, and is self evident for a point mass. However, I believe it to be impossible to account for all the infinite possible variations of propulsion machines that happen to have some dimension and real world properties. I think the people that drafted it, simply treated the change of momentum as a summation of forces on a point mass, and avoided the complexities that come with dimension and real bodies. This patent design will be a counter example for the aforementioned clause. It will open up the world up to new possibilities.

DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS

The Mechanics (Please Refer to ILLUSTRATION4and6)

The #3s are spun by motors of some sort in the opposite direction of which the two #2s are facing each other. When the electromagnet of the #4gets close to that of #2, they push on each other. The strength of the push is based on the strengths of the two electromagnets and the strength of the motor. The forces towards the outer end portions of the whole engine consist of the push on the #2and the reactionary force on the motors. These forces cancel each other out, and what's left is a push forward from the middle of the engine.

Setup of Electromagnets (Please Refer to ILLUSTRATION3and6)

The #4electromagnet will have electricity run from #11, through #10, and then #7, and then the #6will carry it around #4back to #7, and through #10and back to #11. The #2electromagnet will have it run from #9to #2and then back to #9. The #6spiral lining around #4must be in the same direction as #2being coiled around #8. This is so the two electromagnets have the same polarity and repel each other. Electricity of both the #4and #2electromagnets must also run the same way for the same reason.

The positions of #2and #5should be in a place in such a way that will allow #4to pass by #2as closely as possible without touching it. This will ensure proper function for the Engine as well as maximum efficiency, since an electromagnet's repellent effectiveness is also based on proximity. Also, to ensure efficiency, there should be as much #4s that can be fit on to the engine.

I am claiming a new type of engine. It will be able push itself and whatever it is attached to, without the need of pushing off of something else. It consists of the fallowing components and configurations . . .