A method of determining the frequency of a plurality of resonant devices
(for example three SAW devices) includes determining optimal
interrogation frequencies for each of the devices, the optimal
interrogation frequencies having maximum power spectral densities,
accumulating a plurality of responses for each sensor, performing
discrete Fourier transforms on the sampling results to estimate the three
resonant frequencies, and averaging the results of the Fourier transforms
to provide an indication of resonant frequencies. The averaging step may
include the calculation of a standard deviation and the rejection of any
results which fall more than a pre-determined multiple of the standard
deviation from the average frequency result. The frequency determined by
the method may be employed to calculate the pressure and temperature of
the sensor devices. The sensor devices may be located in a vehicle tire.