1) Yes
2) you can set minGap=0 to lower the size of accepted gaps. At high speeds
you will not see adverse effects but gaps will probably appear too small at
lower speeds. Some car-following models such as IDM require minGap as an
additional buffer for collision-free driving.

Am Fr., 19. Juni 2020 um 11:55 Uhr schrieb Solmaz Razmi Rad - CITG <
[email protected]>:

> 1.        So, the requireGap, depends on the followSpeed. And followSpeed
> should be also influenced by “tau”. *Then the requireGap is always a
> function of tau. Is this right?* Can I say, if I have a distribution for
> tau, I will have a variation for gap acceptance (requireGap)?
>
> 2.        And regarding the minGap, can I assume minGap=0 if lane change
> happens without any jam?
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On
> Behalf Of *Jakob Erdmann
> *Sent:* vrijdag 19 juni 2020 11:39
> *To:* Sumo project User discussions <[email protected]>
> *Subject:* Re: [sumo-user] Gap acceptance in lane changing
>
>
>
> 1) yes
>
> 2) these are computed by the car-follow model functions. They generally
> are consistent with the followSpeed function so that neither the ego
> vehicle nor its follower on the target lane have to perform any extra
> braking after the lane change is completed.
>
> 3) if a jam develops immediately after lane changing, vehicles must still
> be able to maintain the configured minGap, thus the value is already
> considered during lane changing
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Am Fr., 19. Juni 2020 um 11:26 Uhr schrieb Solmaz Razmi Rad - CITG <
> [email protected]>:
>
> Hi there,
>
>
>
> I am trying to investigate the impact of gap acceptance in lane changing
> around on-ramps on the capacity of a freeway. I want to use a distribution
> for the gaps accepted while lane changing. I realized that the parameter
> which controls the gap acceptance is “lcAssertive” (But if I understood
> correctly, lcAssertive can influence the size of accepted gap but it
> doesn’t define the gap itself) . The SUMO vehicle definitions state that
> "the required gap is divided by the value of lcAssertive". When searching
> for the definition of requiredGap, I came across this page (
> http://sumo-user-mailing-list.90755.n8.nabble.com/sumo-user-lcAssertive-Behavior-td3244.html
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__sumo-2Duser-2Dmailing-2Dlist.90755.n8.nabble.com_sumo-2Duser-2DlcAssertive-2DBehavior-2Dtd3244.html&d=DwMFaQ&c=XYzUhXBD2cD-CornpT4QE19xOJBbRy-TBPLK0X9U2o8&r=VL7LZgp9uGc2UAWfyMuvx0_-p-5L033DSD_Kyqc84V0&m=Azr-wRMy-oqbdQPxVMa10suRW_8GP2m1_exyRCASvLs&s=1_X9_XuHTSeys_pvvjFkk9IqsmM1Ut-3853wSBryXAE&e=>
>  )
> where Jakob explained about requiredGap:  “requiredGap = secureBackGap +
> followerMinGap + subjectLength + subjectMinGap + secureFrontGap”.
>
> I have a couple of questions here:
>
> 1.        What exactly is requiredGap? Is this the same as the accepted
> gap in lane changing?
>
> 2.        How are secureBackGap or secureFrontGap defined? Is there any
> relation between tau and secureBackGap or secureFrontGap?
>
> 3.       From what I have understood, MinGap is the jam distance or the
> distance which vehicles keep when standstill. How does this contribute to
> gap acceptance in lane changing?
>
> I appreciate your help in advance.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Solmaz
>
>
>
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