A device, and an analogous method and program, for detecting whether
different tires are mounted on the left and right driving wheels of a
vehicle and accurately detecting decreased tire pressures. The device
detects the rotational speeds of wheels mounted on the vehicle, detects
torque applied to driving wheels, and calculates the inclinations of
straight lines representing (1) the relation between the rotational speed
ratio of the front and rear left side wheels and torque applied to
driving wheels and (2) the relation between the rotational speed ratio of
the front and rear left side wheels and torque applied to driving wheels.
The device compares the inclinations of the lines to detect whether
different tires are mounted on the driving wheels. Based on the
comparison of the inclinations, the device changes the threshold for
judging tire deflation to different values for different tires and tires
that are not different.