Systems and methods for locating a stud

A stud sensor configured to locate a stud, the stud sensor comprising:

• a housing;
• a sensor carried by the housing, the sensor comprising two or more interdigitating electrodes;
• and
• one or more processors carried by the housing, the one or more processors communicatively coupled with the sensor, the one or more processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
• calculate a stud location by measuring a change in capacitance from a fixed capacitance of a wall structure as the stud sensor is moved along a surface of the wall structure;
• and
• generate one or more signals to report a result relating to a location of a stud.

A method for locating a stud with a stud sensor configured to locate a stud, the stud sensor comprising a housing and a sensor carried by the housing, the sensor comprising two or more electrodes configured to form a substantially circular configuration, audio and/or visual indicators carried by the housing, and one or more processors communicatively coupled with the two or more electrodes and the audio and/or visual indicators, the one or more processors configured to generate output signal to the audio and/or visual indicators when a result relating to a location of a stud is determined, and a hole through the housing centered between the sensors, the method comprising:

• calculating a stud location by measuring a change in capacitance from a fixed capacitance of a wall structure as a back surface of the stud sensor housing is moved along a surface of the wall structure;
• reporting a result relating to a location of a stud based on the change in capacitance;
• indicating the result relating to the location of the stud via the audio and/or visual indicators;
• and
• wherein the hole is aligned with the location of the stud when the audio and/or indicators provide the indication, and irrespective of the angle at which the wall engaged back surface of the housing is oriented with respect to the wall.