B-17 Turret Automation - 1

The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force has expressed interest in converting the hydro-electric turrets in their B-17 \u27City of Savannah’ to be remotely controlled by tour guides. Through cooperation with the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, who will do the electrical work, the turrets will be able to rotate in sync with each other. Minimal changes to the aesthetics of the plane and its systems are required, which is made more difficult by the limited space. By the end of the semester a prototype ‘Proof of Concept’ should be made in order for the museum to approve full construction