Electronic Taxiway Navigation Signs
Hi everyone,
My two interests are programming and air traffic control and recently I would be interested about your thoughts on this....
Electronic taxiway signs that can be configurable with messages[by ATC] such as "Hold"- this could be in conjunction with stop bars, "Change frequency to XXX.XX" and special instructions it could also display the normal signs[location, directions etc.]
Individual direction instructions to specific aircraft, for example the sign, kinda like a message board, that displays the callsign and displays the intended taxi route designated by ATC. For example, "KLM981 <<<<". This could be done by when being given a taxi route the controller simply inputs the route into a program and for example the ground radar can detect when the aircraft is near and displays the direction it needs to go. This will avoid aircraft getting lost. It could also help free up the frequencies by telling aircraft to follow, for example they could direct departing aircraft to follow the departure signs such as several of the signs say "<<<< Departures" [Which leads aircraft to the departure runway].
Just an idea and would like to know what you think.