Patent Publication Number: US-8981608-B2

Title: Method of propulsion

Description:
BACKGROUND 
     1. Field 
     A method that employs; the magnetic forces in the magnetic field linking Newton&#39;s third law of motion in two frames of reference to produce a reaction propulsion force. 
     2. Prior Art 
     All of the present propulsion technology is based on Newton&#39;s third law of motion; “for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction”. Rockets carry their own propellant and expel it through a nozzle to produce the reaction force of propulsion. Unlike a rocket that carries its own propellant; a jet engine takes in propellant from the surrounding atmosphere, mixes it with fuel, and accelerate it through the jet engine&#39;s nozzle. A propeller utilizes; a mass of air or water from the environment and accelerate it to produce propeller thrust. An internal combustion engine with a drive train, giving power to the wheels of a land driven motor vehicle employs the traction with the ground for propulsion. The ground serves as the propellant. All these prime movers operate by action and reaction with a propellant. All these propulsion devices work by producing an action that generates a propulsive reaction with the propellant in accordance with Newton&#39;s third law of motion. Nevertheless, the requirement of propellant for propulsion is the major disadvantage and the major limitation of the current technology. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention is a new method of propulsion that overcomes the major disadvantage and limitation of the current propulsion technology need for propellant. The invention employs Newton&#39;s third law of motion simultaneously in action in two frames of reference, to produce a propulsive reaction force with the magnetic forces present in the magnetic field of magnets and electromagnets. One frame of reference is a rotatable non inertial frame of reference. The other is a stationary inertial frame of reference. The source of the action is the magnetic forces that originates in the rotatable non-inertial frame of reference of a rotor. While the reaction to the magnetic force, occurs in the stationary inertial frame of reference of a stator. In the rotor, forces acting on the rotor produce rotation. Each frame of reference is governed by the laws of physics applicable in that frame of reference. Through the magnetic forces present in the magnetic field of magnets and electromagnets, an action at a distance from the magnetic source can be produced. Consequently, the synergy of the dynamic interchange between the action and the reaction between the two frames of reference linked by a magnetic field generates in the stationary frame of reference of the stator a directional reaction force useful for the propulsion of land driven motor vehicles, seafaring ships, private, commercial, military airplanes, satellites, and the like. 
     In addition, as it pertains to the physics of frames of reference, a body at rest in a stationary position or a body in motion in a straight line at a constant velocity with no acceleration represents an inertial frame of reference. Similarly, a body in motion with an acceleration; such as a spinning disk, represents a non-inertial frame of reference. As a non-inertial frame of reference, in a disk spinning about its own geometric center as the center of revolution, all the particles in the spinning disk have a radial acceleration toward the center of the disk. 
     In the frame of reference of a propulsion platform, such as a base frame, a stationary body in the base frame, such as a stator, represents an inertial frame of reference in that platform. The stator can be made of a magnetic permeable material, any suitable material on which a magnetic polarity may be induced; or it can also be made of a high permeability ferromagnetic material, a permanent magnet, or an electromagnet. 
     Mounted on the same base frame, is an axle with a disk shaped rotor pivotally mounted for rotation about the axle. The axle works as the center of revolution for the rotor. The rotor is symmetric about the axle. During the gyrations of the rotor about the center of revolution; the number of bodies mounted on the rotor are in a state of radial acceleration toward the center of the rotor. A permanent magnet, an electromagnet or any source of magnetic field mounted on the spinning rotor is also in a similar condition of radial acceleration toward the center of the rotor. 
     The method of propulsion employs a rotatable platform in the form of a disk shaped rotor spinning about an axle selected as the center of revolution. The rotor is pivotally mounted for rotation on the axle, symmetric about the axle, with a plurality of electromagnets radially spaced from the axle, and angularly spaced about the axle. Each of the electromagnets in the rotor is momentarily energized to produce an electromagnetic field for a predetermined length of time as each electromagnet pass by the stator. The electromagnets in the rotor produce a magnetic field that generate magnetic forces of attraction with a magnetic permeable body, and magnetic forces of attraction and repulsion in the interaction with a permanent magnet, or another electromagnet in the stator, accordingly. The magnetic forces of attraction and repulsion act on the stator and generate a directional reaction force in accordance with Newton&#39; third law affirming that every action from the rotor produces a reaction of equal magnitude in the opposite direction in the stator. In the rotor, the magnetic forces of attraction and repulsion generate a motive force that produces a torque to drive the gyrations of the rotor about the axle. The gyrations of the rotor make the rotor a non-inertial frame of reference for the operation of the electromagnets in the rotor. As a consequence of the rotor gyrations, the magnetic field and therefore the magnetic forces that originates from the electromagnets on the spinning rotor also operate under the influence of the non-inertial frame of reference of the spinning rotor. 
     One embodiment of the method employs the magnetic field present in each of a plurality of permanent magnets mounted on the rotor to act on a stator electromagnet. The gyrations of the magnets with the rotor create a non-inertial frame of reference for the magnetic field of the permanent magnets on the rotor. The reaction force on the stator electromagnet, produce a reaction force on the stator in accordance with Newton&#39;s third law of motion. The reaction on the stator is a directional force useful for propulsion. 
     In the descriptions of the invention, a commutator for the distribution of electric power from a power supply to the electromagnets mounted on the rotor of the electron magnetic drive is omitted. The method of propulsion can be explained without the descriptive details of commutation for the distribution of the electricity necessary to energize the electromagnets in the rotor. The invention employs the action at a distance capability of the magnetic field and therefore the magnetic flux of magnets and electromagnets to produce a reaction in accordance with Newton&#39;s third law of motion. The novelty of the invention is a fresh new approach to propulsion. 
     It is an object of the invention to utilize the magnetic forces present in the electromagnetic field of electromagnets and in the magnetic field of permanent magnets to produce a reaction force useful for propulsion. 
     It is an object of the invention to provide in a propulsion platform, the proper combinatory relationships between the electromagnets in a spinning rotor and a stationary high magnetic permeability stator, to utilize the magnetic forces in the magnetic field of the electromagnets to act on the stationary magnetic permeable stator, to produce a directional propulsive reaction force that will propel the entire platform and any vehicle of which the platform is part of. 
     It is an object of the invention to provide in a propulsion platform, the proper combinatory relationships between a plurality of electromagnets in a spinning rotor and the stationary electromagnet in a stator to utilize the magnetic forces present in the electromagnets to produce a directional reaction force in the stationary stator electromagnet for the propulsion of the entire platform and any vehicle of which the platform is part of. 
     It is an object of the invention to provide in a propulsion platform, the proper combinatory relationships between a plurality of permanent magnets mounted on a rotor and the stationary electromagnet in a stator, in order to utilize the magnetic forces present in the electromagnetic field of the electromagnet in the stator, and in the magnetic field of the permanent magnets in the rotor, in order to produce a reaction force in the stationary stator electromagnet for the propulsion of the entire platform and any vehicle of which the platform is part of. 
    
    
     
       DRAWINGS 
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       The abovementioned objects and advantages will be appreciated from the following descriptions and the drawings herein. 
         FIG. 1  schematic shows a tangential force on the periphery of a rotatable disk producing a torque to drive the gyrations of the disk about a central axle. 
         FIG. 2  is the schematic of an electron magnetic drive showing a base frame platform with a rotor carrying a plurality of electromagnets; with one electromagnet energized to produce a magnetic flux travelling through the body of a magnetic permeable stator. 
         FIG. 3  is a continuation of  FIG. 2  to show the tangential vector force component of the magnetic attraction force that generates the torque to drive the gyrations of the rotor about a central axle. 
         FIG. 4  is a continuation of  FIG. 2  showing the magnetic forces of attraction of two simultaneously energized electromagnets producing a magnetic field in the rotor to interact with the stator. 
         FIG. 5  is another view of the electron magnetic drive in  FIG. 4  showing a further rotational displacement of the rotor to the right relative to the previous position in  FIG. 4 . 
         FIG. 6  shows another embodiment of the electron magnetic drive with the modification comprising a stator electromagnet interacting with two energized electromagnets in the rotor to produce a reaction in the stator electromagnet in accordance with Newton&#39;s third law. 
         FIG. 7  is a continuation of  FIG. 6  showing the energized stator electromagnet interacting with three energized electromagnets in the rotor. 
         FIG. 8  shows the stator electromagnet interacting with two energized electromagnets in the rotor, with the rotor electromagnets in a new displaced position relative to the previous position in  FIG. 7 . 
         FIG. 9  illustrates the tangential vector force components produced by the magnetic forces of attraction and repulsion in the interaction between the energized electromagnets in the rotor and the energized stator electromagnet. 
         FIG. 10  is a new electron magnetic drive with the improvement comprising plurality of permanent magnets mounted on the rotor and a controllable magnetic polarity stator electromagnet under the control of an electronic controller. 
         FIG. 11 , a continuation of  FIG. 10  shows the stator electromagnet interacting with the rotor magnets in a new displacement position relative to the previous position in  FIG. 10 . 
         FIG. 12  is a continuation of  FIG. 11  showing the change in the magnetic polarity of the stator electromagnet in order to interact suitably with the rotor magnets, with a further displacement to a new position relative to the previous position in  FIG. 11 . 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
       FIG. 1  illustrates a principle of practice in the operation of the invention comprising a rotatable circular disk  20  pivotally mounted for rotation on an axle  21 . A force  22  tangent to the periphery  23  of the disk  20  is a motive force that impresses upon the disk  20  a torque that generates the rotation  24  about the axle  21 . 
     FIGS.  2 - 5   
     To illustrate an embodiment of the method of propulsion,  FIGS. 2-5  show the schematics of an electron magnetic drive  25  comprising a rotor  26  pivotally mounted for rotation on a central axle  27 . Mounted on the rotor  26  is a plurality of rotor electromagnets  28 A- 28 L, and each of the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L has power input terminals  29  and  30 . A stator support member  31  mounted on a base frame  32  provides mounting support for a stator  34 . An arrow indicates the counterclockwise direction of a rotation  33  of the rotor  26  about the axle  27 . The stator  34 , made of a magnetic permeable material comprises a leading side  35  facing the oncoming traffic flow of electromagnets  28 A- 28 L passing by the stator  34 , and a trailing side  36  facing the outgoing traffic of electromagnets  28 A- 28 L moving away from the stator  34 . In the frame  32 , the stator  34  is a stationary inertial frame of reference on which the magnetic field and therefore the magnetic forces produced by the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L act upon. The traffic flow of the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L passing by the stator  34  come about as the result of the magnetic forces of attraction between the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L and the stator  34  during the time interval the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L are energized, causing the rotation  33  of the rotor  26  about the axle  27 . The magnetic forces of attraction between an energized electromagnets  28 A- 28 L generate a reaction force  37  in the stator  34 . The force  27  is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the forces produced by the applicable energized electromagnet  28 A- 28 L. The reaction to the magnetic forces from the energized electromagnets  28 A- 28 L occurs in the stator  34  in compliance with Newton&#39;s third law of motion. 
     In  FIG. 2  only, the magnetic flux of the energized electromagnet  28 A is shown with dotted lines.  FIG. 2  also shows the action of the magnetic forces of attraction between any energized electromagnets  28 A- 28 L, and in this particular case, the energized electromagnet  28 A, and the stator  34 . The magnetic forces of attraction are symbolized with sets of double arrows pointing toward each other. During the time interval any of the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L is energized, the electric power input terminals  29  and  30  display the plus (+) and minus (−) signs to indicate the positive and negative polarities of the electric power input. During the propulsive thrust output operation of the magnetic drive  25 , when energized, the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L produce a magnetic field. The polarity of the magnetic field produced is shown with the letters N for the North magnetic Pole, and S for the South magnetic Pole. 
     In the magnetic drive  25 , the axle  27  is mounted on the base frame  32 . The rotor  26  is symmetric about the axle  27  and pivotally mounted for rotation about the axle  27 . During the thrust output operation of the drive  25 , the rotation  33  of the rotor  26  transforms the rotor  26  into a non-inertial frame of reference for the operation of the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L. In the rotor  26 , the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L are mounted radially spaced from the axle  27 , and angularly spaced about the axle  27 . 
     In the descriptions that follow, a commutator for the distribution of electric power to energize the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L in the rotor  26  is omitted. The method of propulsion can be explained without the descriptive details of commutation for the distribution of the electricity necessary to energize the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L in the rotor  26 . 
     Operation 
     FIG.  2   
       FIG. 2  shows the application of the principle disclosed in  FIG. 1  by mounting the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L on the rotor  26  at a radial distance from the axle  27 , near the periphery of the rotor  26 . The axle  27  is the center of revolution for the rotor  26  and the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L. By mounting the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L at a radial distance away from the axle  27 , the magnetic forces produced by the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L generate tangential force components that combined with the radial displacement from the axle  27  produce the torque that drive the rotation  33  of the rotor  26  carrying the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L in orbit about the axle  27 .  FIG. 2  shows with dotted lines, the magnetic flux produced by the energized electromagnet  28 A. The energized state of the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L is shown with the plus (+) and minus (−) signs on the terminals  29  and  30 . The electromagnet  28 A magnetic flux comes out from the South magnetic Pole; marked with the letter S, goes into the body of the stator  34  and travels through the magnetic permeable material of the stator  34 , to come out the other end of the stator  34 , and then back to the electromagnet  28 A North Pole, marked with the letter N. The journey of the magnetic flux through the body of the stator  34  generates a magnetic attraction force between the electromagnet  28 A and the stator  34 . The magnetic forces of attraction between the electromagnet  28 A and the stator  34  are shown with double arrows pointing toward each other. The magnetic field of the energized electromagnet  28 A generates a flow of magnetic field referred as the magnetic flux. The magnetic flux is shown with dotted lines. With the magnetic flux, the electromagnet  28 A engages the stator  34  and pulls itself toward the stator  34 , causing the rotation  33  of the rotor  26  in the counterclockwise direction in motion toward the stator  34 . In the frame of reference of the rotor  26 , the magnetic forces of attraction between the electromagnet  28 A and the stator  34  is a motive force that generates the rotation  33  about the axle  27 . Simultaneously, with the action at a distance from the magnetic source, the magnetic forces of attraction pull the electromagnet  28 A toward the stator  34  to produce the equal and opposite reaction force  37  in the stationary stator  34  in accordance with Newton&#39;s third law. The electromagnet  28 A pulls on the stator  34 , and the stator  34  pulls on the electromagnet  28 A. Both, the electromagnet  28 A and the stator  34  pull on each other toward each other. Since the stator  34  is mounted on the stator member  31 , and the stator member  31  is mounted on the base frame  32 , the reaction force  37  also acts on the base frame  32 . In the frame of reference of the rotatable rotor  26 , the pulling of the electromagnet  28 A toward the stator  34  with the magnetic forces of attraction; produces a torque that rotates the rotor  26  toward the stator  34  in the direction of the rotation  33 . The action of the electromagnet  28 A on the stator  34 ; the act of pulling itself toward the stator  34  with the magnetic forces of attraction generates in the stator  34  the equal and opposite reaction force  37  in accordance with Newton&#39;s third law. As an inertial frame of reference in the base frame  32 , the stator  34  is stationary and cannot move in reference to the frame  32 . In contrast, relative to the base frame  32 , the electromagnet  28 A is in the frame of reference of the rotatable rotor  26 ; and in the platform of the frame  32 , the spinning rotor  26  is a non-inertial frame of reference. The combination of the stationary frame of reference of the stator  34 , and the non-inertial frame of reference of the rotor  26  with the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L, and the linking of Newton&#39;s third law of motion with the magnetic field, shows the proper combinatory relationship between an inertial frame of reference and a rotatable non-inertial frame of reference to produce the propulsive reaction force  37 . The synergy of the action at a distance from the source with the magnetic forces produced by the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L, between the non-inertial frame of reference produced by the spinning rotor  26  for the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L and the stationary frame of reference of the stator  34 , generates the reaction force  37  in accordance with Newton&#39;s third law of motion. 
     FIG.  3   
     In the frame of reference of the rotor  26 , the magnetic forces of attraction between the energized electromagnet  28 A and the stator  34 , is a motive force that generates the rotation  33  about the axle  27 . A single arrow shows the tangential force  38  acting on the rotor  26  to produce the torque that generates the counterclockwise rotation  33  of the rotor  26 . The vector force  38  represents the tangential force component of the magnetic forces of attraction between any energized electromagnets  28 A- 28 L and the stator  34 , in the particular example of  FIG. 3 , between the electromagnet  28 A and the stator  34 . The vector force  38  acts on the rotor  26  in the same manner as the tangential force  22  acts on the rotor  20  in  FIG. 1 . The radial displacement of the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L on the rotor  26  is a moment arm that combined with the tangential force  38  generates the torque that drive the gyration of the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L in the rotor  26  to travel round in orbit about the axle  27 . In the frame of reference of the rotor  26 , the center of revolution is the axle  27 . In the rotor  26 , the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L, are displaced a radial distance away from the axle  27 . Since the magnetic forces of attraction originate in the energized electromagnet  28 A, then the magnetic forces of attraction generated by any energized electromagnets  28 A- 28 L also have a similar radial displacement from the axle  27 . The radial displacement of the energized electromagnet  28 A in the rotor  26 , constitutes a moment arm that produce the torque that generate the rotation  33  of the rotor  26  carrying the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L in orbit about the axles  27 . The spinning rotary motion of the rotor  26  about the axle  27 , makes the rotor  26  a non-inertial frame of reference for the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L. Thus the operation of the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L and the magnetic field with the magnetic forces the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L generate occurs in the non-inertial frame of reference of the spinning rotor  26 . The direction of the reactive force  37  is of equal magnitude to the magnetic forces that generate it and opposite in direction, as can be seen in the drawing with the directions of the vectors for the force  38  and the propulsive force  37 . 
     FIG.  4   
       FIG. 4  shows the further displacement to the right by the electromagnet  28 A in the direction of the stator  34 , in relation to the previous position in  FIG. 2 . The energized electromagnet  28 A is now closer to the stator  34 . The magnetic forces of attraction between the electromagnet  28 A and the stator  34  drove the displacement of the rotor  26  to the right, placing the electromagnet  28 A in a position closer to the stator  34 . Simultaneously, a second electromagnet  28 B, now closer to the stator  34 , is energized with the same magnetic polarity as the electromagnet  28 A. Both electromagnets  28 A and  28 B now have the same magnetic field polarity as shown with the symbols for N and S. Both electromagnets  28 A and  28 B generate magnetic forces of attraction toward the stator  34 , as shown with sets of double arrows pointing toward each other. Since the magnitude of the magnetic forces of attraction varies inversely with the square of the distance from the source, the magnetic forces of attraction between the electromagnet  28 A and the stator  34  are stronger than the magnetic forces of attraction between the stator  34  and the farther away electromagnet  28 B. With the magnetic forces of attraction of the two electromagnets  28 A and  28 B acting simultaneously on the stator  34 , the sum of the magnetic forces of attraction for both electromagnets  28 A and  28 B yield an increase in the magnitude of the propulsive force  37 . The increase in the magnetic forces of attraction toward the stator  34  also increases the torque driving the rotation  33 , and the frequency or the speed of gyration of the rotor  26  about the axle  27 , and the magnitude of the propulsive force  37  in the stator  34 . 
     FIG.  5   
       FIG. 5  is a further displacement to the right brought about by the counterclockwise rotation  33  of the rotor  26 , placing the electromagnet  28 B closer to the stator  34  in relation to the previous position in  FIG. 4 . While at the same time, the rotation  33  of the rotor  26  displaces the electromagnet  28 A past the stator  34 . In this new position,  FIG. 5  indicates that at a predetermined position between the leading side  35  and the trailing side  36 , the electromagnet  28 A is de-energized and does no generates the necessary magnetic flux to act on the stator  34 . In the example, only the magnetic forces of attraction of the energized electromagnet  28 B act on the stator  34  to continue with the output of the reaction force  37  in accordance with Newton&#39;s third law. For example, for the electromagnet  28 A, in on cycle of operation about the stator  34 , the electromagnet  28 A starts by energizing to interact with the stator  34  to generate the reaction force  37  as described. After passing the stator  37 , the electromagnet  28 A de-energizes. The rotation  33  drives the gyration of the rotor  26  allowing the de-energized electromagnet  28 A to complete an orbit about the axle  27  until the electromagnet  28 A approaches once again the stator  34  to start a new cycle of interaction with the stator  34 . The magnetic cycle of operation as the electromagnet  28 A is a repetitive operation with all the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L during each cycle of revolution about the axle  27 . The force  37  acts on the frame  32  as a propulsion force, in such a manner that if the base frame  32  were mounted on wheels, the entire propulsion platform of the electron magnetic drive  25  will propel itself forward in the direction of the propulsive force  37 . Similarly, if the magnetic drive  25  is instead mounted on the frame of a vehicle, such as an airplane, a car, or a truck, the propulsive force  37  will propel the vehicle in the direction of the reaction force  37 . The propulsive capabilities of the reaction force  37 , is an object of the electron magnetic drive  25  that makes it useful for propulsion. 
     FIG.  6   
       FIG. 6  is another embodiment of the method of propulsion; in the form of an improved electron magnetic drive  39 , a modified version of the magnetic drive  25  with the new improvements comprising, the replacement of the stator  34  with a new stator electromagnet  40 . The electromagnet  40  has a leading side  41  and a trailing side  42 , and power input terminals  43  and  44 . The electromagnet  40  is mounted on the support member  31 . When energized with electricity, the terminals  43  and  44  are marked with the plus (+) and minus (−) signs. The magnetic drive  39  employs the magnetic attraction and repulsion forces between the corresponding energized rotor electromagnets  28 A- 28 L, and the energized stationary electromagnet  40  to produce a reaction force  45  as the end result of Newton&#39;s third law. With the magnetic field, through the action at a distance from the magnetic source, the magnetic field of the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L interact with the magnetic field of the electromagnet  40  to produce a reaction in accordance with Newton&#39;s third law, the reaction force  45 . In the context of the invention, action at a distance means, the source or sources of magnetic field and the stator are not in direct physical contact with each other, there is a gap in between. 
     In  FIG. 6 , the electromagnet  28 A, the electromagnet  28 L and the stator electromagnet  40  are electrically energized to produce the magnetic fields with the magnetic polarities shown in the diagram. The electromagnet  28 A is in a position to the left of the stator electromagnet  40  facing the leading side  41 . The electromagnet  28 L is to the right of the trailing side  42 . As the rotor  26  gyrates about the axle  27  with the rotation  33 , the North Pole N of the electromagnet  28 A is attracted to the South Pole S of the electromagnet  40 ; and the South Pole S of the electromagnet  28 A is attracted to the North Pole N of the electromagnet  40 . The magnetic forces of attraction between the energized electromagnet  28 A and the energized electromagnet  40  are shown with two sets of double arrows pointing toward each other. In the drive  39 , the magnetic forces of attraction and repulsion are the motive forces that generate magnetic vector force components that produce the torque to drive the rotation  33  of the rotor  26  to carry the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L in orbit about the axle  27 . 
     In the frame of reference of the pivotally mounted rotor  26 , the magnetic forces of attraction between the electromagnet  28 A and the electromagnet  40  is a motive force that contributes to the torque that drives gyrations of the rotor  26  about the axle  27 , as shown with the direction of the rotation  33  in relation to the axle  27 . 
     In the interaction between the electromagnet  40  and the electromagnet  28 L, the magnetic North Pole N of the electromagnet  28 L repels the magnetic North Pole N of the electromagnet  40 ; and the magnetic South Pole S of the electromagnet  28 L repels the magnetic South Pole S  40  and the moving electromagnet  28 L, are shown with two sets of double arrows pointing away from each other, and generate the magnetic repulsion force components that generate part of the torque that contributes to the momentum that drives the rotation  33  of the rotor  26 . 
     In the frame of reference of the stationary electromagnet  40 , the magnetic forces of attraction between the electromagnet  28 A and the electromagnet  40  contribute to the total magnitude of the propulsive force  45 . Similarly, the magnetic interaction between the electromagnet  40  and the electromagnet  28 L also generate magnetic repulsion forces that also contributes to the total magnitude of the propulsive force  45 . In the electromagnet  40 , the reaction to the magnetic forces of attraction between the electromagnet  28 A and the electromagnet  40 , and the magnetic forces of repulsion between the electromagnet  40  and the electromagnet  28 L produce the reaction force  45 . The force  45  is the propulsive thrust output of the drive  39 . The force  45  is a reaction in the stationary electromagnet  40  that occurs as a response to the magnetic interaction between the magnetic field from the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L in the rotor  26 , and the energized electromagnet  40 , a response in accordance with Newton&#39;s third law. 
     FIG.  7   
     As the magnetic forces of attraction and repulsion between the electromagnet  28 A, the electromagnet  40 , and the electromagnet  28 L propel the rotation  33  about the axle  27 , the energized electromagnet  28 A moves closer to the energized electromagnet  40 , and the energized electromagnet  28 L moves farther away from the energized electromagnet  40 . At the same time, relative to its former position in  FIG. 6 , the electromagnet  28 B moves closer to the electromagnet  40 , becoming energized at a predetermined distance from the electromagnet  40 . The energized electromagnet  28 B produces a magnetic field that generates the additional magnetic forces of attraction in its interaction at a distance with the energized electromagnet  40 . The attraction between the electromagnet  28 B and the electromagnet  40  is shown with two sets of double arrows pointing toward each other. The magnetic field is marked with the North N and South S poles.  FIG. 7  also shows, in the new position relative to the electromagnet  40 , part of the electromagnet  28 A is within the borders of the leading side  41  and the trailing side  42 . At the same time, the gyrations of the rotor  26  relocate the energized electromagnet  28 L a distance farther away from the electromagnet  40 . As a general rule, the magnitude of the magnetic field and therefore the magnetic forces of attraction and repulsion increase and decrease with the square of the distance from the source. As the electromagnet  28 A and the electromagnet  28 B move closer and closer to the electromagnet  40 , the forces of attraction between the electromagnet  28 A, the electromagnet  28 B, and the electromagnet  40  continues to increase, becoming stronger with decreasing distance. In the same manner, the strength of the magnetic forces of repulsion between the electromagnet  28 L and the electromagnet  40  continues to decrease as the electromagnet  28 L increases its distance away from the electromagnet  40 . The forces of attraction and repulsion produced by the electromagnet  28 A, the electromagnet  28 B and the electromagnet  28 L in the rotor  26  interact with the electromagnet  40  to produce the propulsive force  45  as the reaction and the resultant of Newton&#39;s third law. 
     FIG.  8   
       FIG. 8  is a further advance in the displacement of the energized electromagnet  28 A toward the right as a result of the rotor  26  counterclockwise gyrations about the axle  27 . At a predetermined moment during the counterclockwise rotation  33  of the rotor  26 , between the leading side  41  and the trailing side  42 , the electromagnet  28 A go through a change in magnetic polarity to duplicate the magnetic polarity of the electromagnet  40 . Like poles repel like poles, with the change in magnetic polarity, the magnetic South Pole S of the electromagnet  28 A repels the magnetic South Pole S of the electromagnet  40 , and the magnetic North Pole N of the electromagnet  28 A repels the magnetic North Pole N of the electromagnet  40 . In the electromagnet  40 , the interaction between like magnetic poles produces a magnetic repulsion force between the electromagnet  28 A and the electromagnet  40 . The repulsion forces are shown with two sets of double arrows that point away from each other. At the same time, at a predetermined moment during the rotation  33  of the rotor  26 , the electromagnet  28 L become de-energized, as shown with the absence of magnetic poles in the electromagnet  28 L.  FIG. 8  also shows the electromagnet  28 B at a new displaced position closer to the electromagnet  40 , in relation to its former previous position in  FIG. 7 . In the rotor  26 , the magnetic forces of attraction between the electromagnet  28 B and the electromagnet  40 , and the magnetic forces of repulsion between the electromagnet  40  and the electromagnet  28 A continues to drive the the momentum of the rotation  33  of the rotor  26 . In the stationary electromagnet  40 , the magnetic forces of attraction and repulsion continue to produce the propulsive reaction force  45  in accordance with Newton&#39;s third law. 
     FIG.  9   
     In the frame of reference of the pivotally mounted rotor  26 , the tangential vectors for the magnetic attraction force  46  and the magnetic repulsion force  47  are motive forces that generate the torque to drive the momentum of the rotation  33  of the rotor  26  spinning about the axle  27 , just the same as the tangential force  22  shown in  FIG. 1  drives the gyrations of the rotor  20  about the axle  21 . In the rotor  26 , the magnetic forces of attraction and repulsion between the electromagnets  28 A,  28 B, and  28 L, and the electromagnet  40 , generate tangential forces that produce the torque to drive the rotation  33  of the rotor  26 . 
     In the frame of reference of the stationary electromagnet  40 , the magnetic forces of attraction and repulsion between the electromagnet  28 A, the electromagnet  28 B, the electromagnet  28 L and the electromagnet  40 , generate on the stationary electromagnet  40  the reaction force  45  as an equal and opposite force to the torque driving the rotation  33 . The same interactions the electromagnet  28 A, the electromagnet  28 B, and the electromagnet  28 L goes through with the electromagnet  40 , the same interactions also occurs with the electromagnets  28 C- 28 K. During every cycle of revolution the rotor  26  completes about the axle  27 . When energized, all the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L in the rotor  26  also go through the same process in order to interact with the energized electromagnet  40 . 
     In the rotor  26 , the magnetic forces of attraction and repulsion generate the torque that drives the momentum of the rotation  33  about the axle  27 . The rotation  33  of the rotatable rotor  26  generates a non-inertial frame of reference for the operation of the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L and for the magnetic field the energized electromagnets  28 A- 28 L produce. The magnetic field of any of the energized electromagnets  28 A- 28 L operate in the non-inertial frame of reference of the spinning rotor  26  to impose the magnetic field forces present upon the stationary inertial frame of reference of the energized electromagnet  40 . As a source of magnetic field, when energized, the magnetic field produced by the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L produce an action at a distance from the source that produce a reaction on the stationary electromagnet  40 . Action at a distance means that the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L and the electromagnet  40  are not physically touching, there is a gap in between. Similarly, the energized electromagnet  40  also imposes the magnetic forces in its magnetic field on the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L. In the stationary electromagnet  40 , the force  45  is the equal and opposite reaction to the force that generate the rotation  33  in the rotor  26 . The interchange of the magnetic forces of action and reaction between the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L and the electromagnet  40  occur in accordance with Newton&#39;s third law. 
     Though the action at a distance from the magnetic source, the magnetic forces of attraction between an energized electromagnets  28 A- 28 L and the energized electromagnet  40 ; attract each other toward each other, pulling each other toward each other. Correspondingly, the magnetic repulsion forces between an energized electromagnets  28 A- 28 L and the energized electromagnet  40  repel each other from each other, pushing away each other from each other. All this interaction occurs in accordance with Newton&#39;s third law. The action at a distance from the source from the magnetic forces of attraction and repulsion produced with the magnetic field generate in the stationary electromagnet  40  a reaction, the propulsive force  45 . 
       FIGS. 6-9 , illustrate the proper combinatory relationship between two frames of reference linked by a magnetic field that generates the magnetic forces of attraction and repulsion between the two frames of reference, in this case, between a rotor and a stator. One frame of reference is provided by the pivotally mounted rotor  26  with the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L, and the other frame of reference is the stationary electromagnet  40 . In the magnetic drive  39 , through action at a distance, the magnetic forces of attraction and repulsion produce the propulsive reaction force  45  in accordance with Newton&#39;s third law of motion. The gyrations of the rotor  26  generate a non-inertial frame of reference for the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L. In the rotating frame of reference of the rotor  26 , the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L generate a temporary magnetic field in the vicinity of the stator electromagnet  40  to interact with the electromagnet  40 . The traffic of energized electromagnets  28 A- 28 L approaching the leading side  41  of the electromagnet  40  with unlike magnetic polarities, attract the unlike polarities of the stationary electromagnet  40 . In the rotor  26 , the magnetic attraction force generates a magnetic attraction force  46  vector that produces a torque to drive the gyrations of the rotor  26  about electromagnets  28 A- 28 L and the energized electromagnet  40  generates an equal and opposite reaction to the attraction force  46  in accordance with Newton&#39;s third law of motion which states that “for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.” The reaction produced by the magnetic attraction force  46  contributes to the total magnitude of the propulsive force  45 . 
     Likewise, the traffic flow of energized electromagnets  28 A- 28 L with like magnetic polarities moving away from the energized electromagnet  40  repel the like magnetic polarities of the energized electromagnet  40  and generate magnetic repulsion forces between the energized electromagnets  28 A- 28 L and the energized electromagnet  40 . In the spinning rotor  26 , the repulsion forces generate a vector force component shown as the vector of the magnetic repulsion force  47 . The magnetic repulsion forces generate a torque that contributes to drive the gyrations of the rotor  26  about the axle  27 . In the stator electromagnet  40 , through action at a distance, the magnetic repulsion force generates an equal and opposite repulsive reaction force that contributes to the total propulsive strength of the reaction force  45 . In the electromagnet  40 , the repulsion force  47  generates an equal and opposite reaction as predicted and expected by Newton&#39;s third law of motion. 
     As the electromagnets  28 A and  28 B in the rotor  26  pull themselves with the magnetic forces of attraction toward the electromagnet  40 , the electromagnets  28 A and  28 B produce an equal and opposite reaction in the electromagnet  40  that contributes to the total magnitude of the reaction force  45  in compliance with Newton&#39;s third law. 
     Similarly, as the electromagnet  28 A traverse the electromagnet  40 , and push against the electromagnet  40  with the magnetic forces of repulsion, the electromagnet  40  also push against the electromagnet  28 A. The against the electromagnet  40  repulsion force produces an equal and opposite reaction force in the stator electromagnet  40  that pushes the electromagnet  28 L and the electromagnet  28 A away from the electromagnet  40 . The push against the electromagnet  40  with the magnetic forces of repulsion contributes to the total magnitude of the reaction force  45 . The magnetic forces of attraction and repulsion between electromagnets  28 A,  28 B,  28 L in the rotor  26 , and the stator electromagnet  40 , are actions at a distance that generate in the stator electromagnet  40  the propulsive reaction force  45  in accordance with Newton&#39;s third law. All the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L in the rotor  26  go through the same operation. In the magnetic drive  39 , the total strength of the propulsive force  45  is equal to the sum of the contributions made by the magnetic forces of attraction and repulsion between the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L and the stator electromagnet  40 . If the magnetic drive  39  were mounted to the frame of a vehicle, such as an airplane, a car, or a truck, the drive  39  will propel the entire vehicle with the drive  39  in the direction of the reaction force  45 . 
       FIGS. 5-9  exemplify the synergy of the combinatory relationship between two frames of reference linked by a magnetic field that employ the magnetic forces present in the magnetic field to produce a propulsive reaction force in accordance to Newton&#39;s third law of motion. 
     FIG.  10   
     Another embodiment of the method is an improved electron magnetic drive  48  comprising the rotor  26  with a plurality of permanent magnets  49 A- 49 L mounted about the periphery of the rotor  26  in an alternating radial orientation of North-South magnetic poles, a stator electromagnet  50  with power input terminals  51  and  52 , a leading side  53  and a trailing side  54 , mounted on the member  31  in the frame  32 , an electronic controller  55  connected to the electromagnet  50  by a connection cable  56 , a sensor  57  coupled to the controller  55  by way of a connecting cable  58 . The sensor  57  detects the magnetic polarity of the magnets  49 A- 49 L passing by and transmits a signal to the controller  55  to bring about a change in the magnetic polarity of the electromagnet  50 . Internally or externally, the electromagnet  50  includes the appropriate mechanisms such as electronic circuits to change the magnetic polarity of the electromagnet  50 . The change in magnetic polarity of the electromagnet  50  cooperate with the corresponding magnetic polarity of the magnets  49 A- 49 L to interact with the electromagnet  50  in order to produce a propulsive reaction force  59  in accordance with Newton&#39;s third law. 
     Operation 
     FIGS.  10 ,  11 ,  12   
     Beginning with  FIG. 10 , the stator electromagnet  50  is electrically energized to produce the magnetic field with the corresponding magnetic polarities in order to produce magnetic forces of attraction with the magnet  49 A, and magnetic forces of repulsion with the magnet  49 L. The magnet  49 A is at a predetermined distance away from the electromagnet  50 . Through action at a distance, the magnetic field of the permanent magnet  49 A, approaching the leading side  53 , interacts with the magnetic field of the energized electromagnet  50  to produce a magnetic attraction force that attracts the magnet  49 A to the electromagnet  50 , and simultaneously attract the electromagnet  50  to the magnet  49 A. Both, the magnet  49 A and the electromagnet  50  attract each other toward each other. The magnetic forces of attraction are produced by the unlike magnetic poles that attract each other toward each other. The magnet  49 A North magnetic pole N attracts the electromagnet  50  South magnetic pole S. Likewise; the magnet  49 A South magnetic pole S attracts the electromagnet  50  magnetic North pole N. Both, the magnet  49 A and the electromagnet  50  magnetically attract each other toward each other. The magnetic attraction force between the magnet  49 A and the electromagnet  50  is shown with two sets of double arrows. Each set of double arrows point toward each other. On the other side of the energized electromagnet  50 , on the side of the trailing side  54 , the magnetic polarity of the magnet  49 L repels the energized electromagnet  50 , and simultaneously, the electromagnet  50  repels the magnet  49 L. The repulsion force between the magnet  49 L and the electromagnet  50  is due to the like magnetic poles repelling each other. The magnetic forces of repulsion between the South magnetic pole S of the electromagnet  50 ; repels the South magnetic pole S of the magnet  49 L. In the same manner, the North magnetic pole N of the electromagnet  50  repels the North magnetic pole of the magnet  49 L. The magnetic forces of repulsion between the electromagnet  50  and the magnet  49 L are shown with two sets of double arrows that point away from each other. 
     In the frame of reference of the rotor  26 , the magnetic forces of attraction between the magnet  49 A and the electromagnet  50  contribute to the torque that generates the rotation  33  of the rotor  26  in order to spin about the axle  27 . Similarly, the magnetic forces of repulsion between the electromagnet  50  and the magnet  49 L also contributes to the torque that spins the rotor  26  about the axle  27 . As the process of magnetic attraction and repulsion is repeated by every magnets  49 A- 49 L in the interaction with the electromagnet  50 , the gyrations of the rotor  26  continues until the gyrations are stopped by de-energizing the electromagnet  50 . For the rotor  26 , the momentum of the rotation  33  generates a non-inertial frame of reference for the magnets  49 A- 49 L and the magnetic field present in the magnets  49 A- 49 L. 
     As the magnetic field of the magnet  49 A, comes in contact and engages the energized electromagnet  50  with the magnetic field, the magnet  49 A in the rotor  26  pulls itself toward the electromagnet  50  while at the same time, the electromagnet  50  pulls itself toward the magnet  49 A. In the non-inertial frame of reference of the rotatable rotor  26 , the magnetic forces of attraction generate a torque that contributes to start and maintain the gyrations of the rotor  26  about the axle  27 . And simultaneously, the magnetic forces of repulsion also contribute to the torque that starts and maintain momentum of the rotations  33  of the rotor  26  with the magnets  48 A- 49 L. 
     In the stationary frame of reference of the electromagnet  50 , the magnetic forces of attraction between the stationary electromagnet  50  and the magnet  49 A in the rotor  26 , produce in the stationary electromagnet  50  a reaction in accordance to Newton&#39;s third law. In the same manner, the magnet  49 A pull itself toward the electromagnet  50  with the magnetic forces of attraction, the electromagnet  50  also pull itself toward the magnet  49 A. In the frame of reference of the pivotally mounted for rotation of the rotor  26 , the magnetic forces of attraction generates the torque that generates the rotation  33  in one direction. In the frame of reference of the stationary electromagnet  50 , the magnetic forces of attraction generate a reaction in the opposite direction that contributes to the total magnitude of the force  59 . 
     Similarly, the magnetic forces of repulsion between the stationary electromagnet  50  and the moving away magnet  49 L produce in the magnet  49 L a repulsion force that thrust the magnet  49 L to move away from the electromagnet  50 . In the electromagnet  50 , the magnetic repulsion force pushes the electromagnet  50  away from the magnet  49 L. However, the electromagnet  50  is stationary and in the base frame  32  the thrust of the magnetic forces acts as a propulsive force. The reaction in the electromagnet  50  is in accordance with Newton&#39;s third law; and the sum of the reactions to the magnetic forces of attraction and repulsion in the electromagnet  50  generates the propulsive reaction force  59  accordingly. 
     FIG.  11   
       FIG. 11  shows the relative displacement of the magnet  49 A in relation to its former position in  FIG. 10  and the change in magnetic polarity the electromagnet  50  goes through. As the rotor  26  with the magnets  49 A- 49 L gyrates counterclockwise with the speed of the rotation  33 , the  57  detect the magnetic polarity of the magnet  49 L and send a signal to the controller  55 . At a predetermined moment during the movement of the magnet  49 A between the leading side  53  and the trailing side  54 , the electromagnet  50  changes its magnetic polarity to repel the magnet  49 A away from the electromagnet  50 , and simultaneously attract the magnet  49 B. The change in magnetic polarity is synchronized by the controller  55 . As the magnets  49 A- 49 L go by, the sensor  57  detects the magnetic polarity of any of the passing by magnets  49 A- 49 L, sends a signal to the controller  55  through the cable  58 , and at a predetermined moment in time, the controller  55 , through the cable  56  sends a synchronized signal to the electromagnet  50  to change again its magnetic polarity. The change in magnetic polarity corresponds to the necessary magnetic polarity needed to attract the magnet  49 B and repel the magnet  49 A. The magnetic forces of attraction between the magnet  49 B and the energized electromagnet  50 , and the magnetic forces of repulsion between the electromagnet  50  and the magnet  49 A continues to maintain the propulsive thrust output of the drive  48  in the form of the propulsive force  59 . The operation of attraction and repulsion with the electromagnet  50  is a continuously repetitive operation with each of the magnets  49 A- 49 L in the rotor  26 . In addition, in the rotor  26 , the magnetic forces of attraction and repulsion produce the torque to drive the rotation  33 . In the stationary electromagnet  50 , the magnetic forces of attraction and repulsion continue to add to the total magnitude of the propulsive force  59  in accordance with Newton&#39;s third law. In the electromagnet  50 , the propulsive force  59  is the equal and opposite reaction to the momentum of the torque driving the rotation  33  of the rotor  26 . 
     FIG.  12   
       FIG. 12  is a continuation of the operation in  FIG. 11 .  FIG. 12  displays the progressive movement of the electromagnet  49 A after passing by the electromagnet  50 . The gyrations of the rotor  26  brings the electromagnet  49 B closer to the electromagnet  50  and at the same time displaces the electromagnet  49 A farther away from the electromagnet  50 , in relation to the previous positions shown in  FIG. 11 . As the electromagnet  49 B gets closer to the electromagnet  50 , the magnetic forces of attraction increase to drive the counterclockwise rotation  33  of the rotor  26 . At the same time, the gyrations of the rotor  26  drive away the magnet  49 A from the electromagnet  50  and as a consequence, the magnetic forces of repulsion between the energized electromagnet  50  and the electromagnet  49 A decrease with increasing distance from the electromagnet  50 . As each of the magnets  49 A- 49 L interact with the electromagnet  50  in the same manner as the magnet  49 A interacted with the electromagnet  50 , the rotational frequency of the rotor  26  gyrations continues. The output of the reaction force  59  continues until the electromagnet  50  is completely de-energized. The magnetic forces of the magnets  49 A- 49 L are actions at a distance that produce an equal and opposite reaction in the stationary electromagnet  50 . The gyrations of the plurality of electromagnets  49 A- 49 L interacting with the electromagnet  50  generates the reaction force  59  in the stator electromagnet  50 . The utility of the electron magnetic drive  48  is the reactive force  59 , useful for propulsion. If the magnetic drive  48  is installed in the frame of a vehicle such as a car or a truck, the platform will propel the vehicle with the reaction force  59 . 
       FIG. 9 ,  FIG. 10 ,  FIG. 11 , and  FIG. 12  illustrate a proper combinatory relationship between the two frames of reference of the rotor  26  and the electromagnet  50  linked by the present in the permanent magnets  49 A- 49 L and the electromagnet  50 . With the interaction of the magnetic forces present in the magnetic field of the magnets  49 A- 49 L and the electromagnet  50 , the propulsive reaction force  59  is produced in accordance with Newton&#39;s third law of motion. One frame of reference is the rotatable non-inertial frame of reference represented by the spinning rotor  26  on which the magnets  49 A- 49 L are mounted; and the inertial frame of reference of the stationary electromagnet  50 . Both frames of reference are linked by the magnetic field of the magnets  49 A- 49 L and the magnetic field of the energized electromagnet  50 . The magnetic forces present in the magnetic fields of the permanent magnets  49 A- 49 L and the energized electromagnet  50  produce magnetic attraction and repulsion forces between the like and unlike magnetic poles to produce the propulsive reactive force  59 . 
     CONCLUSION, RAMIFICATION AND SCOPE 
     Similar in one commonality, the jet engine, the propeller, the rocket engine, the internal combustion engine with a drive train, and the electron magnetic drive as a new method of propulsion, they employ the same fundamental principle of physics. They all make use of Newton&#39;s third law of motion to produce the necessary reaction force of propulsion. 
     However, the similarity between these prime movers and the embodiment of a new method of propulsion in the electron magnetic drive ends there. The jet engine, the propeller, and the internal combustion engine with a drive train; employ a propellant from the external environment for propulsion. The exception is the rocket engine. The rocket carries its own propellant. 
     Exceptionally different from all other prime movers is the method of propulsion in the electron magnetic drive, useful for propulsion on land, air, water, and in the vacuum of space. It does not require propellant from the outside environment. And, unlike the rocket engine, the electron magnetic drive does not carry its own propellant for propulsion. Instead, the electron magnetic drive employs Newton&#39;s third law of motion with novelty. As a new method of propulsion, the electron magnetic drive employs the magnetic forces present in the magnetic field of permanent magnets and electromagnets to take advantage of the synergistic and dynamic relationship of Newton&#39;s third law of motion between the two frames of reference present in a spinning rotor and a stator linked by a magnetic field. 
     In addition to the embodiments disclosed above; there are additional embodiments useful for propulsion. For instance, in one embodiment of the drive  39 , the stator electromagnet  40  can be replaced with a permanent magnet to produce the reaction force of propulsion. 
     In another embodiment of the drive  48 , the electronic controller  55  with all its supporting hardware can be replaced with a commutator and at least two sets of two brushes each to control the required magnetic polarity change of the stator electromagnet  50 . On the other hand, there are other suitable mechanisms to perform the same electric power distribution operation as well as sensing technology available to achieve the same end result. 
     An example of another embodiment of the drive  25 , a second stator can be located 180° from the stator  34  to change the direction of the reaction thrust of the drive  25 . In this example, the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L can be energized to interact with the second stator only in such a manner that the direction of the reactive thrust of the second stator would be in the opposite direction as the direction of the reaction force  37 . Additional stators can be added to change the direction of the reaction thrust accordingly. A similar approach is equally valid with the other embodiments of the method of propulsion. 
     In another embodiment, two units side by side counter rotating in opposing directions to cancel out each other gyroscopic moment is equally useful for propulsion. 
     In additional embodiments, the assembly of the rotor  26  with the magnets  49 A- 49 L or the electromagnets  28 A- 28 L can be assembled on the shaft of an electric motor or any other suitable power source to generate the reaction propulsion force as described in the method above. Moreover, a motor with gears to transfer power to the rotor for additional torque input can be added to aid the gyrations of the rotor  26 . 
     Another embodiment relates to the use of the repulsion force only. For example, the electron magnetic drives  39  and  48  employ the magnetic forces of attraction and repulsion. These drives can be designed in an operation that employs the forces of magnetic repulsion only by energizing the stator electromagnet and the rotor electromagnets at the proper time. 
     Even though in the discussions of the method of propulsion, the preferred embodiments at this time are described with counterclockwise rotation, the method of propulsion is equally valid for embodiments with clockwise rotation. 
     Even though various specificities of the method of propulsion have been discussed in detail, it is not to be construed as limiting to those embodiments. The method of propulsion described in the following claims defines a unique theory. There are various alternatives, modifications and embodiments possible within the range of the invention and without departing from the scope of the appended claims and their legal equivalents.