Center of gravity shifting force device

One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media including instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, configure the one or more processors to exert forces on a user, by performing the steps of:

• determining, based on sensor data acquired from one or more sensors, at least one of an orientation or a position of a force device relative to a surrounding environment;
• generating, based on the sensor data, a force event by identifying an object or condition associated with the surrounding environment, wherein the force event is associated with a force direction that is associated with the identified object or condition in the surrounding environment;
• computing a force to be exerted on the user via one or more masses included in the force device based on (i) the force direction associated with the force event, and (ii) at least one of the orientation or the position of the force device relative to the surrounding environment;
• and
• generating, based on the computed force, an actuator control signal to change a position of the one or more masses relative to the force device.

A method for exerting forces on a user, the method comprising:

• determining, based on sensor data acquired from one or more sensors, at least one of an orientation or a position of a user-mounted device relative to a surrounding environment;
• generating, based on the sensor data, a force event by identifying an object or condition associated with the surrounding environment, wherein the force event is associated with a force direction that is associated with the identified object or condition in the surrounding environment;
• computing a force to be exerted on the user via one or more masses included in the user-mounted device based on (i) the force direction associated with the force event, and (ii) at least one of the orientation or the position of the user-mounted device relative to the surrounding environment;
• and
• generating, based on the computed force, an actuator control signal to change a position of the one or more masses relative to the user-mounted device.