Hi Jakob,

Following our discussion below, I tried to run the simulation with different 
lcAssertive and tau values to see how they affect the value of requiredGap (in 
seconds) which is calculated as: “(secureBackGap + followerMinGap + 
subjectLength + subjectMinGap + secureFrontGap)/Speed” and derieved from the 
lane_change_output file.

To my surprise:

·       Tau did not influence the requiredGap at all. I tested tau=1.6 s 
(recommended for IDM) and tau=0.5 s. Both of them resulted in the same mean and 
standard deviation for requiredGap.

·       As you confirmed earlier, the requiredGap is divided by the value of 
lcAssertive. But the results did not support this one either. Running the 
simulation with lcAssertive=3 resulted in requiredGap ( μ= 6.0509, std=3.239) 
whereas lcAssertive=30 resulted in requiredGap ( μ= 6.107, std= 3.22). It 
seemed like the accepted gap is adjusted by some sort of a function of 
lcAssertive instead of a simple division and even Higher lcAssertive value 
resulted in higher requiredGap!

Am I doing some calculations wrong?

Regards,
Solmaz


From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf 
Of Jakob Erdmann
Sent: vrijdag 19 juni 2020 15:18
To: Sumo project User discussions <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [sumo-user] Gap acceptance in lane changing

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]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[email protected]> 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> On Behalf 
Of Jakob Erdmann
Sent: vrijdag 19 juni 2020 11:39
To: Sumo project User discussions 
<[email protected]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[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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