@article{pinnetkeypointawarelearnedlocaldescripto, title = {PinNet: Keypoint-Aware Learned Local Descriptors with Geometric Embedding for Loop Closure in LiDAR SLAM}, author = {Yanlong Ma and Nakul S. Joshi and Christa S. Robison and Philip R. Osteen and Brett T. Lopez}, year = {2026}, eprint = {2606.28637}, archivePrefix = {arXiv}, url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.28637}, }