Each blade is individually controlled by an electric motor, a frequency converter (to control torque and rpm) and control logic"
I know it's far from the only, or even most critical, embedded system on a ship, but being stuck at sea because your propellor CPU crashed, bricked during an OTA update or got taken over by a crypto miner does feel like it lies squarely on the current trajectory of reality.
Reminds me of a seaQuest episode, in which they had to hit a black market for an A/C chip for their sub; the captain was complaining that they can't get it through procurement, but were he to ask for a nuclear warhead, he'd have the weapon helicoptered in a hour later.
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I know it's far from the only, or even most critical, embedded system on a ship, but being stuck at sea because your propellor CPU crashed, bricked during an OTA update or got taken over by a crypto miner does feel like it lies squarely on the current trajectory of reality.
Reminds me of a seaQuest episode, in which they had to hit a black market for an A/C chip for their sub; the captain was complaining that they can't get it through procurement, but were he to ask for a nuclear warhead, he'd have the weapon helicoptered in a hour later.
I don't think ABB would sell you just the chip, you just know that's going to be a sealed module that costs POA dollars per unit!