[sumo-user] Is it possible to turn off sliding in the simple continuous

[Gergely Ferenczi <Gergely@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear SUMO community,

I see some conflicting information in the documentation on the parameters controlling sliding. Here (https://sumo.dlr.de/docs/Definition_of_Vehicles%2C_Vehicle_Types%2C_and_Routes.html#lane-changing_models) the parameters lcMaxSpeedLatStanding, lcMaxSpeedLatFactor & lcMaxDistLatStanding are mentioned as belonging to both LC2013 and SL2015. However on the sublane page (https://sumo.dlr.de/docs/Simulation/SublaneModel.html#model_details) lcMaxSpeedLatStanding & lcMaxSpeedLatFactor are mentioned as being additional parameters provided by SL2015. Do these variables in principle control both lane changing models or only the sublane model?

 

I have been trying to use lcMaxSpeedLatStanding & lcMaxDistLatStanding to eliminate sliding in the simple continuous lane change model (LC2013). We use that instead of the sublane model because the latter is prone to deadlocks without sliding and exhibits undesirable queueing behaviour (screenshot attached) in congestion and we expect to see congestion in our simulation. It is important for our purposes that the vehicles behave realistically as they would be observed from a car sitting in traffic i.e. they queue within lanes and do not slide sideways absent forward motion.

These parameters seem to not have an effect when using the simple continuous lane change model. Is this intended behaviour which the documentation does not reflect, is this a bug or am I not going about eliminating sliding correctly? Is it possible to eliminate sliding in the simple continuous lane changing model?

I have attached a minimal repro scenario in which I am observing the sliding behaviour even though as far as I can tell it should be eliminated. I have attached some plots I made of the motion of some of the vehicles that show that there is transverse motion when there is zero longitudinal motion.

Kind regards,
Gergely

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