Hydraulic propulsion, gyroscopic energy storage vehicle drive system

• US 20100286888A1
• Filed: 05/04/2010
• Published: 11/11/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gerald Frank Simons
• Original Assignee: Gerald Frank Simons
• Inventors: Simons, Gerald Frank
• Granted Patent: US 8,437,912 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/99
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/02 Control of vehicle driving stability

Abstract

A high efficiency vehicle propulsion system to propel a vehicle using a hydraulic motor pump functioning as motor connected to the vehicle wheels. Vehicle braking and deceleration energy is recaptured using the same hydraulic motor pump functioning as a pump and stored in an inertia wheel configured as a gyroscope. Energy is stored in and retrieved from the inertia wheel by the use of a hydraulic motor pump functioning as a motor to store energy in the inertia wheel of the gyroscope or as a pump or to retrieve energy from the inertial wheel of the gyroscope. Energy to serve the system is derived from the use of a small engine running infrequently and intermittently. Additional energy is retrieved by the use of an active shock absorption system. Energy management and vehicle propulsion are controlled by a central computer processing signals derived from action of an on-board operator, an on-board program of from a remote source. Vehicle roll over accidents are inhibited by the use of the inertial stability of the gyroscope to prevent excessive vehicle roll attitude.

Claims

6-1. The inertial stabilization means derived from a gyroscope to inhibit rollover accidents of claim 1 wherein the force to inhibit said roll over accident is derived from the inertial stiffness of the inertia wheel of said gyroscope.