Gyroscope devices with control rotors and reaction wheels

A gyroscope device, comprising:

• a chassis to mount the gyroscope device to a body member of a user, comprising a mounting band;
• a control rotor attached to the mounting band by a multi-directional mount, the control rotor to spin relative to the chassis about a central axis;
• a reaction wheel attached to the mounting band and disposed adjacent and coaxially to the control rotor;
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• an actuator to alter the orientation of the control rotor and the reaction wheel relative to the chassis so as to alter a force exerted on the chassis by a gyroscopic effect of the control rotor.

A virtual-reality (VR) system, comprising:

• a chassis to mount the VR system to a head of a user;
• a VR head-mounted display (HMD) attached to the chassis;
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• a gyroscope device mounted on the chassis by a multi-directional mount, the gyroscope device comprising:
• a control rotor to spin about a central axis;
• a reaction wheel disposed adjacent and coaxially to the control rotor;
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• an actuator to alter the orientation of the control rotor and the reaction wheel relative to the chassis so as to alter a force exerted on the chassis by a gyroscopic effect of the control rotor.