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

Claim 0:
1. A method performed by a controller of a machine, the method comprising:
receiving 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;

obtaining, using one or more first sensor devices associated with the machine, images identifying material located at the area of interest;
generating a three-dimensional graphical representation based on the images;
determining, using one or more second sensor devices of the machine, at least one of a position or an orientation of one or more portions of the machine;
determining coordinates of the material located at the area of interest with respect to the machine based on the at least one of the position or the orientation of the one or more portions of the machine;
identifying, based on the coordinates of the material located at the area of interest, a portion of the three-dimensional graphical representation,
wherein the portion of the three-dimensional graphical representation corresponds to a truck bed that includes the material located at the area of interest;

determining, using one or more computational models, a volume of the portion of the three-dimensional graphical representation;
determining, based on the volume of the portion of the three-dimensional graphical representation and based on a previous volume of the truck bed, a volume of the material located at the area of interest; and
performing an action based on the volume of the material located at the area of interest.