Patent ID: 11961253
Assignee: CATERPILLAR SARL
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC E  G | IPC E  G

Claim 14:
15. A system, comprising:
one or more first sensor devices associated with a machine;
one or more second sensor devices associated with the machine; and
a controller, of the machine, configured to:
receive information identifying an area of interest from a plurality of candidate areas of interest,
wherein the plurality of candidate areas of interest include locations on the machine and external to the machine;

obtain, using the one or more first sensor devices, data identifying material located at the area of interest;
generate a graphical representation based on the data;
determine, using the one or more second sensor devices, at least one of a position or an orientation of one or more portions of the machine;
identify a portion of the graphical representation based on the at least one of the position or the orientation of the one or more portions of the machine,
wherein the portion of the graphical representation corresponds to a truck bed; and

determine, based on a volume of the portion of the graphical representation and based on a previous volume of the truck bed, a volume of the material located at the area of interest.