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-% Christian Potthast
-% create an elimination ordering
-
-function ord = create_good_ordering(n,m,measurements)
-
-ord = Ordering();
-landmark=1;
-for pose=1:m
-    landmar
-    ord.push_back(sprintf('x%d',i));
-    while (measurements{landmark}.i==pose)
-        ord.push_back(sprintf('m%d',j));
-        landmark=landmark+1;
-    end
-    pose=pose+1;
-end
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