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Momentum management in a wheel such as a traction wheel under a changing load

  • US 8,056,914 B2
  • Filed: 09/26/2007
  • Issued: 11/15/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A wheel adapted to provide locomotive traction while in contact with a surface, said wheel including a hollow interior including a series of hollow segments, said hollow segments are each adapted for storing and transferring a fluid to other said segments, said storing and transferring said fluid modifies a mass moment of inertia of said wheel when said wheel is accelerating or decelerating while rotating.

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