METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REMOTELY MEASURING GROUND SLOPE

A device for measuring a slope of a surface includes a tilt sensor, two or more distance sensors coupled to the tilt sensor, and a processor configured for calculating the slope of the surface based on measurements provided by the tilt sensor and the distance sensors. The distance sensors are coupled to the tilt sensor at a non-parallel angle relative to each other. In one example, the angle between the distance sensors may be between 30 and 120 degrees. The tilt sensor may be an inclinometer. The distance sensors may be laser distance sensors, LED time-of-flight sensors, or IR distance sensors. The device is compact, portable, and small enough to be held in a user's hand.