fix(ndt_scan_matcher): fix the covariance calculation #10252
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Description
When building a voxel grid for NDT scan matching, the covariance of points in a voxel is computed as follow (the covariances of (x, x), (x, z), (y, z) are similar)
which can be shortened to


However, the formula above is not correct. The formula for the unbiased estimation of the covariance of a voxel should be
This PR replace the incorrect formula by the correct one.
Related links
The PCL library ver 1.15.0-dev (line 326)
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