In general what at the types of linkages and their movement characteristics?
Specifically I am looking for a linkage that will give roll, pitch and yaw, and lift, but NO lateral movement.
The simple solution is to use 3 separate joints.
A roll joint, a pitch joint and a yaw joint. These 3 movements will happen continuously.
And mount the whole thing on a sliding lift. Lift will only happen when there is relatively low lateral force applied. But in general I don’t like sliding joints, because they tend to jam when high lateral forces are applied.
This needs to be a very strong construction.
What other linkages might work for this application?