Rotors

The full-size hoverbike will be powered by a gasoline engine turning an alternator to provide power for its four electric rotors.

Saxena, along with his team of Ian Lenz and Mevlana Gemici, tested the programming using a commercially available quadrotor flying machine, which is about the size of a small table and has four helicopter rotors. The first step, Saxena said, was to program the quadrotor to navigate through hallways and stairwells.