Analysis Researchers in China have reportedly demonstrated how a low-cost Nvidia Jetson module could theoretically be used to target a hypersonic weapon.
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The Eggheads say they rigged up an Nvidia Jetson TX2i module to perform real-time optimization of the fuel supply system and control of a scramjet engine for an air-breathing hypersonic missile, according to a report in the South China Morning Post (SCMP).
Nvidia's Jetson portfolio is intended to bring AI to embedded systems, delivered as a system-on-module that includes a CPU, GPU and memory. These are available for hundreds of dollars and are not subject to the US export restrictions imposed on China, unlike Nvidia's top-end GPUs which can cost tens of thousands of dollars each.
The point we assume to be made here is quite narrow. For all hypersonic missiles, China may use different families of processor hardware for its onboard controls; it would not have to rely on the Jetson platform.
