Radial drive propulsion system

摘要

A radial drive propulsion system for devices includes a base frame and a rotatably mounted drive shaft mounted on the base frame. The radial propulsion unit includes a generally perpendicularly extending drive arm mounted on the drive shaft and a translation arm mounted on the outer end of the drive arm, the translation arm extending generally inwards and forwards from the drive arm. A swivel-mounted oscillator unit includes a rotatably mounted generally upright oscillator unit base, the forward end of the translation arm being pivotably connected to the oscillator unit base. The oscillator unit further includes an oscillator arm mounted on and extending forwards from the generally upright propulsion unit base on which is mounted an oscillator weight. The drive shaft, the drive arm, the translation arm and the oscillator unit all cooperate to translate the rotary energy of the drive shaft into radial energy of the radial propulsion unit.