A system for directly measuring tire grip conditions is provided which can
measure a skidding condition with no need of applying a vibration. A tire
rotation speed sensor comprising a detection gear and a magnet sensor is
mounted to a rotating shaft of a tire. An output of the tire rotation
speed sensor is analyzed in time-frequency domain to detect vibrations
caused by slips, thereby determining tire grip conditions, such as a slip
ratio and a slip angle. By detecting fluctuations in rotation based on
the cause-effect relation between the occurrence of tire slips and the
occurrence of fluctuations in rotation, the tire slips can be directly
detected. Therefore, the tire grip conditions can be confirmed with high
accuracy.