1. A computer-implemented method for adjusting point clouds generated using at least one scanning unit carried by a scanning platform, the method comprising: obtaining a base point cloud comprising a plurality of scanning points that are produced by the scanning unit during a period of time, wherein each of the scanning points indicates a position of at least a portion of a target object and wherein the target object moves relative to the scanning unit during the period of time; associating a motion model with the target object, wherein the motion model includes a constant speed translational motion component and a constant speed rotational motion component; assessing a volume measurement relating to the base point cloud based, at least in part, on application of the motion model over the period of time; determining one or more adjusting factors applicable to the scanning points based, at least in part, on the assessing of the volume measurement; transforming at least a subset of the scanning points based, at least in part, on the one or more adjusting factors to generate a corrected point cloud; and locating the target object based, at least in part, on the corrected point cloud.