Patent ID: 7121159

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a first ring-like mass rotating in a first plane, said first ring-like mass comprising a first material, said first material comprising a first density; a second ring-like mass rotating in a second plane, said second ring-like mass comprising a second material, said second material comprising a second density; a third ring-like mass rotating in a third plane, said third ring-like mass comprising a third material, said third material comprising a third density; three containment rings, each of said three containment rings further comprising an exterior surface and wherein each of said first, second, and third ring-like masses are contained within one of said three containment rings; a pedestal supporting each of said three containment rings, said pedestal, said pedestal comprising two half pedestals, each said half pedestal comprising; a z-plane pedestal component; a y-plane pedestal component; and an x-plane pedestal component; a plurality of magnets wherein at least two of said plurality of magnets is embedded into each of said first ring-like mass and said second ring-like mass and said third ring-like mass; a plurality of hall effect sensors, at least two of said plurality of hall effect sensors being affixed to said exterior surface of said three containment rings, wherein said plurality of ball effect sensors monitor the location of said plurality of magnets; a plurality of coils, wherein at least four of the plurality of coils is wrapped around said exterior surface of each of said three containment rings; and a housing, said housing containing said pedestal, said containment rings, and said ring-like masses.