Patent ID: 8386134

Claim:
A method for enhancing payload control, the method comprising: removing material during a plurality of work cycles with at least one loading machine; associating the at least one loading machine relative to at least one haulage machine; determining the relative locations of the at least one loading machine and the at least one haulage machine; during the plurality of work cycles, loading removed material into the at least one haulage machine with the at least one loading machine; determining payload and payload distribution within the at least one haulage machine at least before a last work cycle of the plurality of work cycles; determining, using at least one processing unit, an amount and position within the at least one haulage machine of additional payload desired in at least the last work cycle of the plurality of work cycles to obtain desired payload and payload distribution within the at least one haulage machine; and communicating the determined amount and position to the at least one loading machine via a machine-to-machine communication system.