Determining material volume and density based on sensor data

A machine, comprising:

• one or more memories;
• and
• one or more processors 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 one or more first sensor devices associated with the machine, data identifying material located at the area of interest;
• generate a three-dimensional graphical representation of the material based on the data;
• determine, 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;
• identify a portion of the three-dimensional 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 area of interest is a truck bed, and
• wherein the portion of the three-dimensional graphical representation corresponds to the material in the truck bed;
• determine, using one or more computational models, a volume of the portion of the three-dimensional graphical representation;
• and
• determine, 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.

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.