Sensor rod assembly for measuring elevations

A sensor rod assembly, comprising:

• a master stick, comprising:
• at least one sensor board, wherein the at least one sensor board includes at least one set of a plurality of sensor devices;
• and
• at least one set of detection circuitry, wherein the at least one set of detection circuitry is coupled to the at least one set of the plurality of sensor devices, wherein the at least one set of detection circuitry is configured to receive an output of a particular sensor device of the at least one set of the plurality of sensor devices, wherein the output is generated following the particular sensor device of the at least one set of the plurality of sensor devices detecting laser light;
• and
• a controller, wherein the controller includes one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors are communicatively coupled to the at least one set of detection circuitry and a user interface device, wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute a set of program instructions configured to cause the one or more processors to:
• receive one or more detection signals from the at least one set of detection circuitry, wherein the one or more detection signals are based on the output of the particular sensor device of the at least one set of the plurality of sensor devices;
• and
• determine an elevation of a laser light based on the received one or more detection signals from the at least one set of detection circuitry.

A sensor rod assembly, comprising:

• a master stick, comprising:
• at least one sensor board, wherein the at least one sensor board includes at least one set of a plurality of sensor devices;
• and
• at least one set of detection circuitry, wherein the at least one set of detection circuitry is coupled to the at least one set of the plurality of sensor devices, wherein the at least one set of detection circuitry is configured to receive an output of a particular sensor device of the at least one set of the plurality of sensor devices, wherein the output is generated following the particular sensor device of the at least one set of the plurality of sensor devices detecting laser light;
• a user interface device;
• and
• a controller, wherein the controller includes one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors are communicatively coupled to the at least one set of detection circuitry and the user interface device, wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute a set of program instructions configured to cause the one or more processors to:
• receive a benchmark elevation value input from the user interface device;
• receive, from the at least one set of detection circuitry, one or more detection signals generated by an incident laser beam when the sensor rod assembly is positioned at the benchmark elevation;
• receive a benchmark elevation calibration indication from the user interface device;
• store a parameter indicative of the elevation of the laser beam measured during the benchmark elevation calibration;
• receive a target elevation value input from the user interface device;
• calculate a target laser height based on the stored parameter indicative of the elevation of the laser beam during the benchmark elevation calibration and the inputted target elevation value;
• and
• display, on the user interface device, one or more indicators for rod height adjustment of the sensor rod assembly to achieve the target elevation.