Provided is a method for detecting decrease in an inner pressure of a tire
with excellent accuracy by calculating accurate dynamic load radii by
comparing the GPS speed information with tire rotational speed
information collecting data only when a stable measurement of the dynamic
load radii is possible, as well as by utilizing GPS positioning
information for a running state of a vehicle, and an apparatus and a
program thereof.The present invention is characterized in judging
decrease in an inner pressure of a tire from change in size of dynamic
load radii by comparing an effective dynamic load radius with an initial
value preliminarily stored as a dynamic load radius at a normal inner
pressure, wherein the effective dynamic load radius is obtained by
calculating an apparent dynamic load radius of a tire at running by
successively comparing a calculated speed of a vehicle by a GPS device,
in which the speed of the vehicle at running is calculated from
information obtained by the GPS device, with a rotational speed of the
tire obtained by a tire rotational speed detection apparatus installed on
tire rotational portions of four wheels of the vehicle, and judging the
apparent dynamic load radius to be effective only when a running state is
judged to be straight on a flat road at a constant speed from GPS
positioning information.