diff --git a/params/costmap/common_params.yaml b/params/costmap/common_params.yaml
index 17a8afb580dd99cc2ba79551a18c25ee2a84e8f2..fb6597964471e9b1b5fbc99491b3221371051e30 100644
--- a/params/costmap/common_params.yaml
+++ b/params/costmap/common_params.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # footprint parameters
-#footprint: [[0.35, 0.35], [0.35, -0.35], [-0.35,-0.35 ], [-0.35, 0.35]]
-robot_radius: 0.5
-footprint_padding: -0.1
+footprint: [[0.35, 0.35], [0.35, -0.35], [-0.35,-0.35 ], [-0.35, 0.35]]
+#robot_radius: 0.35
+footprint_padding: 0.01
 footprint_topic: /helena/move_base/local_costmap/footprint
 published_footprint_topic: false
 
@@ -54,6 +54,5 @@ obstacle_layer:
 inflation_layer:
   enabled: true
   inflate_unknown: false
-  inflation_radius: 2.0
-  cost_scaling_factor:  5.0
-  inflation_radius:     0.5
+  cost_scaling_factor:  0.5
+  inflation_radius:     1.0
diff --git a/params/costmap/local_params.yaml b/params/costmap/local_params.yaml
index 5eb2dd35ab4317e27da53760ef33b6311d323b5b..fdfa46f4e568ef1fd256d433429213d600ce2a28 100644
--- a/params/costmap/local_params.yaml
+++ b/params/costmap/local_params.yaml
@@ -11,50 +11,5 @@ origin_y: 0.0
 
 #costmap plugins
 plugins:
-  - {name: obstacle_layer,  type: "costmap_2d::ObstacleLayer"}
-  - {name: inflation_layer, type: "costmap_2d::InflationLayer"}
-
-
-#obstacle_layer:
-  #enabled: true
-  #track_unknown_space: true
-  #transform_tolerance: 0.2
-  #max_obstacle_height: 1.0
-  #footprint_clearing_enabled: false
-  #combination_method: 1
-  #observation_sources: front_laser rear_laser
-  #front_laser:  {
-    #sensor_frame: /helena/front_hokuyo_scan_frame,
-    #data_type: LaserScan,
-    #topic: /helena/front_hokuyo_scan,
-    #observation_persistence: 0.0,
-    #marking: true,
-    #clearing: true,
-    #min_obstacle_height: 0.05,
-    #max_obstacle_height: 1.8,
-    #expected_update_rate: 10,
-    #obstacle_range: 30.0,
-    #raytrace_range: 40.0
-  #}
-  
-  #rear_laser:  {
-    #sensor_frame: /helena/rear_hokuyo_scan_frame,
-    #data_type: LaserScan,
-    #topic: /helena/rear_hokuyo_scan,
-    #observation_persistence: 0.0,
-    #marking: true,
-    #clearing: true,
-    #min_obstacle_height: 0.05,
-    #max_obstacle_height: 1.8,
-    #expected_update_rate: 10,
-    #obstacle_range: 30.0,
-    #raytrace_range: 40.0
-  #}
-
-#inflation_layer:
-  #enabled: true
-  #inflate_unknown: false
-  #inflation_radius: 2.0
-  #cost_scaling_factor:  5.0
-  #inflation_radius:     0.5
-
+  - {name: obstacle_layer,  type: "costmap_2d::VoxelLayer"}
+  - {name: inflation_layer, type: "costmap_2d::InflationLayer"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/params/costmap/map/global_params.yaml b/params/costmap/map/global_params.yaml
index bc3e0adacbc0dabfc031ef312de4ec29fd97a129..aef60d4da3e1ae19918181efd4328115bd1283bf 100644
--- a/params/costmap/map/global_params.yaml
+++ b/params/costmap/map/global_params.yaml
@@ -18,47 +18,4 @@ static_layer:
   use_maximum: false
   lethal_cost_threshold: 100
   track_unknown_space: true
-  trinary_costmap: true
-
-#obstacle_layer:
-  #enabled: true
-  #track_unknown_space: true
-  #transform_tolerance: 0.2
-  #max_obstacle_height: 1.0
-  #footprint_clearing_enabled: false
-  #combination_method: 1
-  #observation_sources: front_laser rear_laser
-  #front_laser:  {
-    #sensor_frame: /helena/front_hokuyo_scan_frame,
-    #data_type: LaserScan,
-    #topic: /helena/front_hokuyo_scan,
-    #observation_persistence: 0.0,
-    #marking: true,
-    #clearing: true,
-    #min_obstacle_height: 0.05,
-    #max_obstacle_height: 1.8,
-    #expected_update_rate: 10,
-    #obstacle_range: 30.0,
-    #raytrace_range: 40.0
-  #}
-  
-  #rear_laser:  {
-    #sensor_frame: /helena/rear_hokuyo_scan_frame,
-    #data_type: LaserScan,
-    #topic: /helena/rear_hokuyo_scan,
-    #observation_persistence: 0.0,
-    #marking: true,
-    #clearing: true,
-    #min_obstacle_height: 0.05,
-    #max_obstacle_height: 1.8,
-    #expected_update_rate: 10,
-    #obstacle_range: 30.0,
-    #raytrace_range: 40.0
-  #}
-
-#inflation_layer:
-  #enabled: true
-  #inflate_unknown: false
-  #inflation_radius: 2.0
-  #cost_scaling_factor:  5.0
-  #inflation_radius:     0.5
\ No newline at end of file
+  trinary_costmap: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/params/costmap/no_map/global_params.yaml b/params/costmap/no_map/global_params.yaml
index e677d08ca1b4594ad3b5f1432ededbb7ef1bad51..c78ea0f9fa605b94d20b62702f9528cc38147466 100644
--- a/params/costmap/no_map/global_params.yaml
+++ b/params/costmap/no_map/global_params.yaml
@@ -11,48 +11,5 @@ origin_x: 0.0
 origin_y: 0.0
 
 plugins:
-  - {name: obstacle_layer,  type: "costmap_2d::VoxelLayer"}
-  - {name: inflation_layer, type: "costmap_2d::InflationLayer"}
-   
-#obstacle_layer:
-  #enabled: true
-  #track_unknown_space: true
-  #transform_tolerance: 0.2
-  #max_obstacle_height: 1.0
-  #footprint_clearing_enabled: false
-  #combination_method: 1
-  #observation_sources: front_laser rear_laser
-  #front_laser:  {
-    #sensor_frame: /helena/front_hokuyo_scan_frame,
-    #data_type: LaserScan,
-    #topic: /helena/front_hokuyo_scan,
-    #observation_persistence: 0.0,
-    #marking: true,
-    #clearing: true,
-    #min_obstacle_height: 0.05,
-    #max_obstacle_height: 1.8,
-    #expected_update_rate: 10,
-    #obstacle_range: 30.0,
-    #raytrace_range: 40.0
-  #}
-  
-  #rear_laser:  {
-    #sensor_frame: /helena/rear_hokuyo_scan_frame,
-    #data_type: LaserScan,
-    #topic: /helena/rear_hokuyo_scan,
-    #observation_persistence: 0.0,
-    #marking: true,
-    #clearing: true,
-    #min_obstacle_height: 0.05,
-    #max_obstacle_height: 1.8,
-    #expected_update_rate: 10,
-    #obstacle_range: 30.0,
-    #raytrace_range: 40.0
-  #}
-
-#inflation_layer:
-  #enabled: true
-  #inflate_unknown: false
-  #inflation_radius: 2.0
-  #cost_scaling_factor:  5.0
-  #inflation_radius:     0.5
+  - {name: obstacle_layer,  type: "costmap_2d::ObstacleLayer"}
+  - {name: inflation_layer, type: "costmap_2d::InflationLayer"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/params/local_planner/dwa_params.yaml b/params/local_planner/dwa_params.yaml
index 9f3073dfb8c20454dee2126184c94ee614ad99f7..a13f9db6c72757bb3fe13342da73db244d755a8a 100644
--- a/params/local_planner/dwa_params.yaml
+++ b/params/local_planner/dwa_params.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ DWAPlannerROS:
   min_vel_y: 0.0 
   max_rot_vel: 2.0
   min_rot_vel: -2.0 
-  acc_lim_theta: 3.0
+  acc_lim_theta: 5.0
   acc_lim_x: 1.0
   acc_lim_y: 0.0 
   acc_limit_trans: 1.0
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ DWAPlannerROS:
 
 # Trajectory scoring parameters
   path_distance_bias: 32.0
-  goal_distance_bias: 32.0
+  goal_distance_bias: 24.0
   occdist_scale: 0.01
   twirling_scale: 0.0
   stop_time_buffer: 0.2
diff --git a/rviz/helena.rviz b/rviz/helena.rviz
index bc967e1119d6353a229021a84430a961d12dc18a..b167134cee29696cbb3f8de8a9a53cc8d9f35087 100644
--- a/rviz/helena.rviz
+++ b/rviz/helena.rviz
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ Visualization Manager:
               Topic: /helena/initialpose
               Unreliable: false
               Value: true
-          Enabled: true
+          Enabled: false
           Name: AMCL_localization
         - Alpha: 0.699999988
           Class: rviz/Map
@@ -469,26 +469,26 @@ Visualization Manager:
           Topic: /helena/move_base/local_costmap/footprint
           Unreliable: false
           Value: true
-        - Alpha: 0.5
+        - Alpha: 0.300000012
           Class: rviz/Map
           Color Scheme: costmap
           Draw Behind: true
-          Enabled: false
+          Enabled: true
           Name: LocalCostmapMap
           Topic: /helena/move_base/local_costmap/costmap
           Unreliable: false
           Use Timestamp: false
-          Value: false
+          Value: true
         - Alpha: 0.699999988
           Class: rviz/Map
           Color Scheme: costmap
           Draw Behind: true
-          Enabled: false
+          Enabled: true
           Name: GlobalCostmapMap
           Topic: /helena/move_base/global_costmap/costmap
           Unreliable: false
           Use Timestamp: false
-          Value: false
+          Value: true
         - Alpha: 1
           Axes Length: 1
           Axes Radius: 0.100000001
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ Visualization Manager:
   Views:
     Current:
       Class: rviz/Orbit
-      Distance: 24.7596321
+      Distance: 19.7382278
       Enable Stereo Rendering:
         Stereo Eye Separation: 0.0599999987
         Stereo Focal Distance: 1