A system for exerting forces on a user, the system comprising: a user-mounted device including masses disposed along one or more tracks; and a processor configured to: generate a first actuator control signal to configure a first actuator to move a first mass included in the masses at a first acceleration in a first direction along a first track included in the one or more tracks, generate a second actuator control signal to configure at least one of the first actuator and a second actuator to move the first mass at a second acceleration in the first direction along the first track, wherein a magnitude of the first acceleration is above a threshold acceleration, and a magnitude of the second acceleration is below the threshold acceleration, generate a third actuator control signal to configure a third actuator to move a second mass included in the masses at a third acceleration in the first direction along a second track included in the one or more tracks, and generate a fourth actuator control signal to configure at least one of the third actuator and a fourth actuator to move the second mass at a fourth acceleration in the first direction along the second track, wherein a magnitude of the third acceleration is above the threshold acceleration, a magnitude of the fourth acceleration is below the threshold acceleration, a first portion of the third actuator control signal temporarily overlaps a first portion of the second actuator control signal, and a second portion of the third actuator control signal does not temporarily overlap a second portion of the second actuator control signal. a user-mounted device including masses disposed along one or more tracks; and a processor configured to: generate a first actuator control signal to configure a first actuator to move a first mass included in the masses at a first acceleration in a first direction along a first track included in the one or more tracks, generate a second actuator control signal to configure at least one of the first actuator and a second actuator to move the first mass at a second acceleration in the first direction along the first track, wherein a magnitude of the first acceleration is above a threshold acceleration, and a magnitude of the second acceleration is below the threshold acceleration, generate a third actuator control signal to configure a third actuator to move a second mass included in the masses at a third acceleration in the first direction along a second track included in the one or more tracks, and generate a fourth actuator control signal to configure at least one of the third actuator and a fourth actuator to move the second mass at a fourth acceleration in the first direction along the second track, wherein a magnitude of the third acceleration is above the threshold acceleration, a magnitude of the fourth acceleration is below the threshold acceleration, a first portion of the third actuator control signal temporarily overlaps a first portion of the second actuator control signal, and a second portion of the third actuator control signal does not temporarily overlap a second portion of the second actuator control signal. generate a first actuator control signal to configure a first actuator to move a first mass included in the masses at a first acceleration in a first direction along a first track included in the one or more tracks, generate a second actuator control signal to configure at least one of the first actuator and a second actuator to move the first mass at a second acceleration in the first direction along the first track, wherein a magnitude of the first acceleration is above a threshold acceleration, and a magnitude of the second acceleration is below the threshold acceleration, generate a third actuator control signal to configure a third actuator to move a second mass included in the masses at a third acceleration in the first direction along a second track included in the one or more tracks, and generate a fourth actuator control signal to configure at least one of the third actuator and a fourth actuator to move the second mass at a fourth acceleration in the first direction along the second track, wherein a magnitude of the third acceleration is above the threshold acceleration, a magnitude of the fourth acceleration is below the threshold acceleration, a first portion of the third actuator control signal temporarily overlaps a first portion of the second actuator control signal, and a second portion of the third actuator control signal does not temporarily overlap a second portion of the second actuator control signal.