Re: [sumo-user] Units of lcStrategic, lcLookaheadLeft, lcAssertive, lcSpeedGain

[Jakob Erdmann]

1. there are different levels of lookahead distance:
  - the maximum considered distance es defined in
https://github.com/eclipse/sumo/blob/de92290f118f38780aaf9b809a415ef981779b50/src/microsim/MSVehicle.cpp#L5787-L5848
  - a dynamic distance that is being considered in the laneChangeModel
which is computed based on the past and present speed of the vehicle as
well as congestion. lcStrategic is applied to this second value. This
distance (laDist) estimates how much space is needed for a lane change.

There are a number of special cases (if the ego vehicle needs to stop in
the near future or if another vehice is stopped on the current lane),
so to calculate either value you need to replicate the sumo code. There is
no shortcut.

2. see above. The values  lcAssertive and lcSpeedGain have no impact on the
lookahead
3. No. You can active the debug macro DEBUG_WANTS_CHANGE to get this as
command line output for selected vehicles.  You could also adapt the code
in MSLCM_LC2013::getParameter to make additional values of the internal
state accessible via TraCI:
https://github.com/eclipse/sumo/blob/a39499a3569d6239b3beec1a945c7d6042a29c9f/src/microsim/lcmodels/MSLCM_LC2013.cpp#L2099-L2115

Am Mo., 5. Juni 2023 um 21:04 Uhr schrieb Soumya Sharma via sumo-user <
sumo-user@eclipse.org>:

> Sorry for the multiple emails.
>
> If all these parameters are factors:
> 1. How can I calculate the look-ahead distance of a vehicle type?
> 2. how can I calculate the updated lookahead distance, when I change
> parameters like lcStrategic, lcLookaheadLeft, lcAssertive, and lcSpeedGain?
> 3. Is there a parameter that I can output to get the look-ahead distance
> of vehicles in simulation, so I can track what changes occur as a result of
> changing values of parameters mentioned in 2?
>
> Thank you.
>
> On Mon, Jun 5, 2023 at 2:36 PM Soumya Sharma  wrote:
>
>> Thank you.
>> Could you provide a little context of what this code, specifically those
>> lines are doing?
>>
>> If I change lcStrategic from 1000 to 500, or 1500- what are some effects
>> that I can expect?
>> I have attached a set of files that I am using for your reference, I only
>> change lcStrategic values in it and compare the results.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 5, 2023 at 10:54 AM Jakob Erdmann 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> see
>>> https://github.com/eclipse/sumo/blob/de92290f118f38780aaf9b809a415ef981779b50/src/microsim/MSVehicle.cpp#L5787-L5848
>>>
>>> Am Mo., 5. Juni 2023 um 16:24 Uhr schrieb Soumya Sharma via sumo-user <
>>> sumo-user@eclipse.org>:
>>>
 Hi Jakob,
 Thanks for the information, that is very helpful.

 Also, in one of your previous emails, you mentioned:
 "The default look-ahead distance for strategic decision has a maximum
 range of about 3000m. You can reduce this distance by setting vType
 attribute 'lcStrategic' to a value in [0, 1[. "

 Where does this 3000m distance come from? is it the same as laDist? and
 where can I find these default values and the code corresponding to
 defaults?
 My goal is to understand how the look-ahead distance of a vehicle
 changes with changing parameters like "lcStrategic" and "lcLookaheadLeft",
 "lcAssertive" and "lcSpeedGain".

 Thanks!

 On Mon, Jun 5, 2023 at 7:57 AM Jakob Erdmann 
 wrote:

> - All these attributes are factors and thus unitless
> - in the laDist computation, the value of LOOK_FORWARD is the time
> (10s) which is then scaled
>
>
> Am So., 4. Juni 2023 um 04:24 Uhr schrieb Soumya Sharma via sumo-user <
> sumo-user@eclipse.org>:
>
>> Hello,
>> I am trying to conduct a sensitivity analysis of car-following and
>> lane-changing parameters in SUMO for hypothetical freeway segments (basic
>> and weaving). I tried changing headway values (car-following) and
>> lcStrategic values (lane-changing) for a basic segment. I used 
>> lcStrategic
>> values of 500, 1000, and 1500 for trucks in simulations (length = 
>> 15.25m).
>> My trucks are using the CACC model.
>> The two metrics I am interested in are the travel rates (secs/ mi) by
>> vehicle type and the number of lane changes per vehicle type. I found 
>> that
>> there was no change in travel rate and a number of lane changes when I
>> changed the value of lcStrategic to 500, 1000, and 1500. I don't 
>> understand
>> why there was no effect of changing the parameter values.
>> Next, I want to look into other parameters like "lcLookaheadLeft",
>> "lcAssertive" and "lcSpeedGain".
>>
>> *Question*: I would like to understand the units of the parameters
>> "lcStrategic" and "lcLookaheadLeft", "lcAssertive" and "lcSpeedGain".
>>
>> The SUMO documentation says:
>>
>>1. lcStrategic: The eagerness for performing strategic lane
>>changing. Higher values result in earlier lane-changing. default: 1.0,
>>range [0-inf), -1 A value of 0 sets the 

Re: [sumo-user] Units of lcStrategic, lcLookaheadLeft, lcAssertive, lcSpeedGain

[Soumya Sharma via sumo-user]

Sorry for the multiple emails.

If all these parameters are factors:
1. How can I calculate the look-ahead distance of a vehicle type?
2. how can I calculate the updated lookahead distance, when I change
parameters like lcStrategic, lcLookaheadLeft, lcAssertive, and lcSpeedGain?
3. Is there a parameter that I can output to get the look-ahead distance of
vehicles in simulation, so I can track what changes occur as a result of
changing values of parameters mentioned in 2?

Thank you.

On Mon, Jun 5, 2023 at 2:36 PM Soumya Sharma  wrote:

> Thank you.
> Could you provide a little context of what this code, specifically those
> lines are doing?
>
> If I change lcStrategic from 1000 to 500, or 1500- what are some effects
> that I can expect?
> I have attached a set of files that I am using for your reference, I only
> change lcStrategic values in it and compare the results.
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 5, 2023 at 10:54 AM Jakob Erdmann 
> wrote:
>
>> see
>> https://github.com/eclipse/sumo/blob/de92290f118f38780aaf9b809a415ef981779b50/src/microsim/MSVehicle.cpp#L5787-L5848
>>
>> Am Mo., 5. Juni 2023 um 16:24 Uhr schrieb Soumya Sharma via sumo-user <
>> sumo-user@eclipse.org>:
>>
>>> Hi Jakob,
>>> Thanks for the information, that is very helpful.
>>>
>>> Also, in one of your previous emails, you mentioned:
>>> "The default look-ahead distance for strategic decision has a maximum
>>> range of about 3000m. You can reduce this distance by setting vType
>>> attribute 'lcStrategic' to a value in [0, 1[. "
>>>
>>> Where does this 3000m distance come from? is it the same as laDist? and
>>> where can I find these default values and the code corresponding to
>>> defaults?
>>> My goal is to understand how the look-ahead distance of a vehicle
>>> changes with changing parameters like "lcStrategic" and "lcLookaheadLeft",
>>> "lcAssertive" and "lcSpeedGain".
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jun 5, 2023 at 7:57 AM Jakob Erdmann 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 - All these attributes are factors and thus unitless
 - in the laDist computation, the value of LOOK_FORWARD is the time
 (10s) which is then scaled


 Am So., 4. Juni 2023 um 04:24 Uhr schrieb Soumya Sharma via sumo-user <
 sumo-user@eclipse.org>:

> Hello,
> I am trying to conduct a sensitivity analysis of car-following and
> lane-changing parameters in SUMO for hypothetical freeway segments (basic
> and weaving). I tried changing headway values (car-following) and
> lcStrategic values (lane-changing) for a basic segment. I used lcStrategic
> values of 500, 1000, and 1500 for trucks in simulations (length = 15.25m).
> My trucks are using the CACC model.
> The two metrics I am interested in are the travel rates (secs/ mi) by
> vehicle type and the number of lane changes per vehicle type. I found that
> there was no change in travel rate and a number of lane changes when I
> changed the value of lcStrategic to 500, 1000, and 1500. I don't 
> understand
> why there was no effect of changing the parameter values.
> Next, I want to look into other parameters like "lcLookaheadLeft",
> "lcAssertive" and "lcSpeedGain".
>
> *Question*: I would like to understand the units of the parameters
> "lcStrategic" and "lcLookaheadLeft", "lcAssertive" and "lcSpeedGain".
>
> The SUMO documentation says:
>
>1. lcStrategic: The eagerness for performing strategic lane
>changing. Higher values result in earlier lane-changing. default: 1.0,
>range [0-inf), -1 A value of 0 sets the lookahead-distance to 0
>(vehicles can still change at the end of their lane) whereas -1 
> disables
>strategic changing completely.
>2. lcLookaheadLeft: Factor for configuring the strategic lookahead
>distance when a change to the left is necessary (relative to right
>lookahead). default: 2.0, range [0-inf)
>3. lcAssertive: Willingness to accept lower front and rear gaps on
>the target lane. The required gap is divided by this value. default: 1,
>range: positive reals
>4. lcSpeedGain: The eagerness for performing lane changing to gain
>speed. Higher values result in more lane-changing. default: 1.0, range
>[0-inf)
>
> These definitions don't mention any units explicitly, are they all
> factors? i.e. unitless or are some of them in meters and some unitless?
>
> I was checking the code
> for
> LC2013 and found that look ahead distance (laDist) is being
> calculated as follows:
>
> laDist = myLookAheadSpeed * LOOK_FORWARD * myStrategicParam * (right ?
> 1 : myLookaheadLeft);
>
>
> If this is how the look-ahead distance for a vehicle is calculated
> when making lane-changing decisions, then both lcLookaheadLeft and
> lcStrategic specified will be used to calculate 

Re: [sumo-user] Units of lcStrategic, lcLookaheadLeft, lcAssertive, lcSpeedGain

[Soumya Sharma via sumo-user]

Thank you.
Could you provide a little context of what this code, specifically those
lines are doing?

If I change lcStrategic from 1000 to 500, or 1500- what are some effects
that I can expect?
I have attached a set of files that I am using for your reference, I only
change lcStrategic values in it and compare the results.


On Mon, Jun 5, 2023 at 10:54 AM Jakob Erdmann  wrote:

> see
> https://github.com/eclipse/sumo/blob/de92290f118f38780aaf9b809a415ef981779b50/src/microsim/MSVehicle.cpp#L5787-L5848
>
> Am Mo., 5. Juni 2023 um 16:24 Uhr schrieb Soumya Sharma via sumo-user <
> sumo-user@eclipse.org>:
>
>> Hi Jakob,
>> Thanks for the information, that is very helpful.
>>
>> Also, in one of your previous emails, you mentioned:
>> "The default look-ahead distance for strategic decision has a maximum
>> range of about 3000m. You can reduce this distance by setting vType
>> attribute 'lcStrategic' to a value in [0, 1[. "
>>
>> Where does this 3000m distance come from? is it the same as laDist? and
>> where can I find these default values and the code corresponding to
>> defaults?
>> My goal is to understand how the look-ahead distance of a vehicle
>> changes with changing parameters like "lcStrategic" and "lcLookaheadLeft",
>> "lcAssertive" and "lcSpeedGain".
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 5, 2023 at 7:57 AM Jakob Erdmann 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> - All these attributes are factors and thus unitless
>>> - in the laDist computation, the value of LOOK_FORWARD is the time (10s)
>>> which is then scaled
>>>
>>>
>>> Am So., 4. Juni 2023 um 04:24 Uhr schrieb Soumya Sharma via sumo-user <
>>> sumo-user@eclipse.org>:
>>>
 Hello,
 I am trying to conduct a sensitivity analysis of car-following and
 lane-changing parameters in SUMO for hypothetical freeway segments (basic
 and weaving). I tried changing headway values (car-following) and
 lcStrategic values (lane-changing) for a basic segment. I used lcStrategic
 values of 500, 1000, and 1500 for trucks in simulations (length = 15.25m).
 My trucks are using the CACC model.
 The two metrics I am interested in are the travel rates (secs/ mi) by
 vehicle type and the number of lane changes per vehicle type. I found that
 there was no change in travel rate and a number of lane changes when I
 changed the value of lcStrategic to 500, 1000, and 1500. I don't understand
 why there was no effect of changing the parameter values.
 Next, I want to look into other parameters like "lcLookaheadLeft",
 "lcAssertive" and "lcSpeedGain".

 *Question*: I would like to understand the units of the parameters
 "lcStrategic" and "lcLookaheadLeft", "lcAssertive" and "lcSpeedGain".

 The SUMO documentation says:

1. lcStrategic: The eagerness for performing strategic lane
changing. Higher values result in earlier lane-changing. default: 1.0,
range [0-inf), -1 A value of 0 sets the lookahead-distance to 0
(vehicles can still change at the end of their lane) whereas -1 disables
strategic changing completely.
2. lcLookaheadLeft: Factor for configuring the strategic lookahead
distance when a change to the left is necessary (relative to right
lookahead). default: 2.0, range [0-inf)
3. lcAssertive: Willingness to accept lower front and rear gaps on
the target lane. The required gap is divided by this value. default: 1,
range: positive reals
4. lcSpeedGain: The eagerness for performing lane changing to gain
speed. Higher values result in more lane-changing. default: 1.0, range
[0-inf)

 These definitions don't mention any units explicitly, are they all
 factors? i.e. unitless or are some of them in meters and some unitless?

 I was checking the code
 for
 LC2013 and found that look ahead distance (laDist) is being
 calculated as follows:

 laDist = myLookAheadSpeed * LOOK_FORWARD * myStrategicParam * (right ?
 1 : myLookaheadLeft);


 If this is how the look-ahead distance for a vehicle is calculated when
 making lane-changing decisions, then both lcLookaheadLeft and
 lcStrategic specified will be used to calculate laDist but I don't know
 what what the units of any of these parameters are. For laDist to be in
 distance units, speed would be multiplied by time here.

 Please share any information that is available as it would help me
 understand my results better.

 Thanks,
 Soumya.
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Re: [sumo-user] Units of lcStrategic, lcLookaheadLeft, lcAssertive, lcSpeedGain

[Jakob Erdmann]

see
https://github.com/eclipse/sumo/blob/de92290f118f38780aaf9b809a415ef981779b50/src/microsim/MSVehicle.cpp#L5787-L5848

Am Mo., 5. Juni 2023 um 16:24 Uhr schrieb Soumya Sharma via sumo-user <
sumo-user@eclipse.org>:

> Hi Jakob,
> Thanks for the information, that is very helpful.
>
> Also, in one of your previous emails, you mentioned:
> "The default look-ahead distance for strategic decision has a maximum
> range of about 3000m. You can reduce this distance by setting vType
> attribute 'lcStrategic' to a value in [0, 1[. "
>
> Where does this 3000m distance come from? is it the same as laDist? and
> where can I find these default values and the code corresponding to
> defaults?
> My goal is to understand how the look-ahead distance of a vehicle
> changes with changing parameters like "lcStrategic" and "lcLookaheadLeft",
> "lcAssertive" and "lcSpeedGain".
>
> Thanks!
>
> On Mon, Jun 5, 2023 at 7:57 AM Jakob Erdmann 
> wrote:
>
>> - All these attributes are factors and thus unitless
>> - in the laDist computation, the value of LOOK_FORWARD is the time (10s)
>> which is then scaled
>>
>>
>> Am So., 4. Juni 2023 um 04:24 Uhr schrieb Soumya Sharma via sumo-user <
>> sumo-user@eclipse.org>:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>> I am trying to conduct a sensitivity analysis of car-following and
>>> lane-changing parameters in SUMO for hypothetical freeway segments (basic
>>> and weaving). I tried changing headway values (car-following) and
>>> lcStrategic values (lane-changing) for a basic segment. I used lcStrategic
>>> values of 500, 1000, and 1500 for trucks in simulations (length = 15.25m).
>>> My trucks are using the CACC model.
>>> The two metrics I am interested in are the travel rates (secs/ mi) by
>>> vehicle type and the number of lane changes per vehicle type. I found that
>>> there was no change in travel rate and a number of lane changes when I
>>> changed the value of lcStrategic to 500, 1000, and 1500. I don't understand
>>> why there was no effect of changing the parameter values.
>>> Next, I want to look into other parameters like "lcLookaheadLeft",
>>> "lcAssertive" and "lcSpeedGain".
>>>
>>> *Question*: I would like to understand the units of the parameters
>>> "lcStrategic" and "lcLookaheadLeft", "lcAssertive" and "lcSpeedGain".
>>>
>>> The SUMO documentation says:
>>>
>>>1. lcStrategic: The eagerness for performing strategic lane
>>>changing. Higher values result in earlier lane-changing. default: 1.0,
>>>range [0-inf), -1 A value of 0 sets the lookahead-distance to 0
>>>(vehicles can still change at the end of their lane) whereas -1 disables
>>>strategic changing completely.
>>>2. lcLookaheadLeft: Factor for configuring the strategic lookahead
>>>distance when a change to the left is necessary (relative to right
>>>lookahead). default: 2.0, range [0-inf)
>>>3. lcAssertive: Willingness to accept lower front and rear gaps on
>>>the target lane. The required gap is divided by this value. default: 1,
>>>range: positive reals
>>>4. lcSpeedGain: The eagerness for performing lane changing to gain
>>>speed. Higher values result in more lane-changing. default: 1.0, range
>>>[0-inf)
>>>
>>> These definitions don't mention any units explicitly, are they all
>>> factors? i.e. unitless or are some of them in meters and some unitless?
>>>
>>> I was checking the code
>>> for
>>> LC2013 and found that look ahead distance (laDist) is being
>>> calculated as follows:
>>>
>>> laDist = myLookAheadSpeed * LOOK_FORWARD * myStrategicParam * (right ? 1
>>> : myLookaheadLeft);
>>>
>>>
>>> If this is how the look-ahead distance for a vehicle is calculated when
>>> making lane-changing decisions, then both lcLookaheadLeft and
>>> lcStrategic specified will be used to calculate laDist but I don't know
>>> what what the units of any of these parameters are. For laDist to be in
>>> distance units, speed would be multiplied by time here.
>>>
>>> Please share any information that is available as it would help me
>>> understand my results better.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Soumya.
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>
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>
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Re: [sumo-user] Units of lcStrategic, lcLookaheadLeft, lcAssertive, lcSpeedGain

[Soumya Sharma via sumo-user]

Hi Jakob,
Thanks for the information, that is very helpful.

Also, in one of your previous emails, you mentioned:
"The default look-ahead distance for strategic decision has a maximum range
of about 3000m. You can reduce this distance by setting vType attribute '
lcStrategic' to a value in [0, 1[. "

Where does this 3000m distance come from? is it the same as laDist? and
where can I find these default values and the code corresponding to
defaults?
My goal is to understand how the look-ahead distance of a vehicle
changes with changing parameters like "lcStrategic" and "lcLookaheadLeft",
"lcAssertive" and "lcSpeedGain".

Thanks!

On Mon, Jun 5, 2023 at 7:57 AM Jakob Erdmann  wrote:

> - All these attributes are factors and thus unitless
> - in the laDist computation, the value of LOOK_FORWARD is the time (10s)
> which is then scaled
>
>
> Am So., 4. Juni 2023 um 04:24 Uhr schrieb Soumya Sharma via sumo-user <
> sumo-user@eclipse.org>:
>
>> Hello,
>> I am trying to conduct a sensitivity analysis of car-following and
>> lane-changing parameters in SUMO for hypothetical freeway segments (basic
>> and weaving). I tried changing headway values (car-following) and
>> lcStrategic values (lane-changing) for a basic segment. I used lcStrategic
>> values of 500, 1000, and 1500 for trucks in simulations (length = 15.25m).
>> My trucks are using the CACC model.
>> The two metrics I am interested in are the travel rates (secs/ mi) by
>> vehicle type and the number of lane changes per vehicle type. I found that
>> there was no change in travel rate and a number of lane changes when I
>> changed the value of lcStrategic to 500, 1000, and 1500. I don't understand
>> why there was no effect of changing the parameter values.
>> Next, I want to look into other parameters like "lcLookaheadLeft",
>> "lcAssertive" and "lcSpeedGain".
>>
>> *Question*: I would like to understand the units of the parameters
>> "lcStrategic" and "lcLookaheadLeft", "lcAssertive" and "lcSpeedGain".
>>
>> The SUMO documentation says:
>>
>>1. lcStrategic: The eagerness for performing strategic lane changing.
>>Higher values result in earlier lane-changing. default: 1.0, range 
>> [0-inf),
>>-1 A value of 0 sets the lookahead-distance to 0 (vehicles can still
>>change at the end of their lane) whereas -1 disables strategic changing
>>completely.
>>2. lcLookaheadLeft: Factor for configuring the strategic lookahead
>>distance when a change to the left is necessary (relative to right
>>lookahead). default: 2.0, range [0-inf)
>>3. lcAssertive: Willingness to accept lower front and rear gaps on
>>the target lane. The required gap is divided by this value. default: 1,
>>range: positive reals
>>4. lcSpeedGain: The eagerness for performing lane changing to gain
>>speed. Higher values result in more lane-changing. default: 1.0, range
>>[0-inf)
>>
>> These definitions don't mention any units explicitly, are they all
>> factors? i.e. unitless or are some of them in meters and some unitless?
>>
>> I was checking the code
>> for
>> LC2013 and found that look ahead distance (laDist) is being
>> calculated as follows:
>>
>> laDist = myLookAheadSpeed * LOOK_FORWARD * myStrategicParam * (right ? 1
>> : myLookaheadLeft);
>>
>>
>> If this is how the look-ahead distance for a vehicle is calculated when
>> making lane-changing decisions, then both lcLookaheadLeft and
>> lcStrategic specified will be used to calculate laDist but I don't know
>> what what the units of any of these parameters are. For laDist to be in
>> distance units, speed would be multiplied by time here.
>>
>> Please share any information that is available as it would help me
>> understand my results better.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Soumya.
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Re: [sumo-user] Units of lcStrategic, lcLookaheadLeft, lcAssertive, lcSpeedGain

[Jakob Erdmann]

- All these attributes are factors and thus unitless
- in the laDist computation, the value of LOOK_FORWARD is the time (10s)
which is then scaled


Am So., 4. Juni 2023 um 04:24 Uhr schrieb Soumya Sharma via sumo-user <
sumo-user@eclipse.org>:

> Hello,
> I am trying to conduct a sensitivity analysis of car-following and
> lane-changing parameters in SUMO for hypothetical freeway segments (basic
> and weaving). I tried changing headway values (car-following) and
> lcStrategic values (lane-changing) for a basic segment. I used lcStrategic
> values of 500, 1000, and 1500 for trucks in simulations (length = 15.25m).
> My trucks are using the CACC model.
> The two metrics I am interested in are the travel rates (secs/ mi) by
> vehicle type and the number of lane changes per vehicle type. I found that
> there was no change in travel rate and a number of lane changes when I
> changed the value of lcStrategic to 500, 1000, and 1500. I don't understand
> why there was no effect of changing the parameter values.
> Next, I want to look into other parameters like "lcLookaheadLeft",
> "lcAssertive" and "lcSpeedGain".
>
> *Question*: I would like to understand the units of the parameters
> "lcStrategic" and "lcLookaheadLeft", "lcAssertive" and "lcSpeedGain".
>
> The SUMO documentation says:
>
>1. lcStrategic: The eagerness for performing strategic lane changing.
>Higher values result in earlier lane-changing. default: 1.0, range [0-inf),
>-1 A value of 0 sets the lookahead-distance to 0 (vehicles can still
>change at the end of their lane) whereas -1 disables strategic changing
>completely.
>2. lcLookaheadLeft: Factor for configuring the strategic lookahead
>distance when a change to the left is necessary (relative to right
>lookahead). default: 2.0, range [0-inf)
>3. lcAssertive: Willingness to accept lower front and rear gaps on the
>target lane. The required gap is divided by this value. default: 1, range:
>positive reals
>4. lcSpeedGain: The eagerness for performing lane changing to gain
>speed. Higher values result in more lane-changing. default: 1.0, range
>[0-inf)
>
> These definitions don't mention any units explicitly, are they all
> factors? i.e. unitless or are some of them in meters and some unitless?
>
> I was checking the code
> for
> LC2013 and found that look ahead distance (laDist) is being calculated as
> follows:
>
> laDist = myLookAheadSpeed * LOOK_FORWARD * myStrategicParam * (right ? 1 :
> myLookaheadLeft);
>
>
> If this is how the look-ahead distance for a vehicle is calculated when
> making lane-changing decisions, then both lcLookaheadLeft and lcStrategic
> specified will be used to calculate laDist but I don't know what what the
> units of any of these parameters are. For laDist to be in distance units,
> speed would be multiplied by time here.
>
> Please share any information that is available as it would help me
> understand my results better.
>
> Thanks,
> Soumya.
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[sumo-user] Units of lcStrategic, lcLookaheadLeft, lcAssertive, lcSpeedGain

[Soumya Sharma via sumo-user]

Hello,
I am trying to conduct a sensitivity analysis of car-following and
lane-changing parameters in SUMO for hypothetical freeway segments (basic
and weaving). I tried changing headway values (car-following) and
lcStrategic values (lane-changing) for a basic segment. I used lcStrategic
values of 500, 1000, and 1500 for trucks in simulations (length = 15.25m).
My trucks are using the CACC model.
The two metrics I am interested in are the travel rates (secs/ mi) by
vehicle type and the number of lane changes per vehicle type. I found that
there was no change in travel rate and a number of lane changes when I
changed the value of lcStrategic to 500, 1000, and 1500. I don't understand
why there was no effect of changing the parameter values.
Next, I want to look into other parameters like "lcLookaheadLeft",
"lcAssertive" and "lcSpeedGain".

*Question*: I would like to understand the units of the parameters
"lcStrategic" and "lcLookaheadLeft", "lcAssertive" and "lcSpeedGain".

The SUMO documentation says:

   1. lcStrategic: The eagerness for performing strategic lane changing.
   Higher values result in earlier lane-changing. default: 1.0, range [0-inf),
   -1 A value of 0 sets the lookahead-distance to 0 (vehicles can still
   change at the end of their lane) whereas -1 disables strategic changing
   completely.
   2. lcLookaheadLeft: Factor for configuring the strategic lookahead
   distance when a change to the left is necessary (relative to right
   lookahead). default: 2.0, range [0-inf)
   3. lcAssertive: Willingness to accept lower front and rear gaps on the
   target lane. The required gap is divided by this value. default: 1, range:
   positive reals
   4. lcSpeedGain: The eagerness for performing lane changing to gain
   speed. Higher values result in more lane-changing. default: 1.0, range
   [0-inf)

These definitions don't mention any units explicitly, are they all factors?
i.e. unitless or are some of them in meters and some unitless?

I was checking the code
for
LC2013 and found that look ahead distance (laDist) is being calculated as
follows:

laDist = myLookAheadSpeed * LOOK_FORWARD * myStrategicParam * (right ? 1 :
myLookaheadLeft);


If this is how the look-ahead distance for a vehicle is calculated when
making lane-changing decisions, then both lcLookaheadLeft and lcStrategic
specified will be used to calculate laDist but I don't know what what the
units of any of these parameters are. For laDist to be in distance units,
speed would be multiplied by time here.

Please share any information that is available as it would help me
understand my results better.

Thanks,
Soumya.
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