A vehicle transport system including a torque platform with counter-rotating
flywheels,
whose axes of rotation are parallel to one another, is featured. One or more torque
platforms are joined together with a platform rotating mechanism to rotate the
platforms relative to the vehicle in which they are mounted. The combined mechanism
is used to rotate the entire vehicle. Resistance of the counter-rotating flywheels
to change in their axes of rotation provides rotational torque and rotation of
the entire vehicle around the vehicle's center of mass. Successive increments of
rotation in alternate rotational directions are coordinated with a transfer of
mass to change the center of mass of the vehicle and are used to transport the
vehicle. The successive angular motions of the vehicle around its changing center
of mass achieves a resultant linear motion of the vehicle in the desired direction
of travel.