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For the SICK LMS lidar you can set the "use_rep_117_" global parameter to "false" to force it to report readings in legacy format instead of using Inf/NaN. It seems that the gmapping package rejects Inf/NaN values.

Use this information in combination with the maxRange and maxUrange suggestion that Ben has offered.

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