Systems, methods and computer program products for detecting reduced tire pressure

A method for detecting a tire pressure loss in at least one of a plurality of tires of a vehicle, comprising:

• receiving sensor signals from a sensor, the sensor being
• arranged at the vehicle remotely from the tires,
• mechanically coupled at least indirectly to a chassis of the vehicle, and
• configured to detect a property indicative of tilting spatial movement of the chassis;
• movement of the chassis, wherein the receiving comprises (i) receiving a reference reading from the sensor collected responsive to the detection of a standstill of the vehicle, and (ii) receiving a detection reading from the sensor collected responsive to the detection of ignition of the vehicle;
• determining whether the sensor signals are indicative of a tilting spatial movement of the chassis towards the at least one tire based on a comparison of the detection reading with the reference reading;
• determining whether the sensor signals are indicative of a tilting spatial movement of the chassis towards the at least one tire;
• and
• detecting a tire pressure loss responsive to the determining.

A storage means that stores a computer program product including program code configured to, when executed in a computing device, to carry out the steps of:

• receiving sensor signals from a sensor, the sensor being
• arranged at the vehicle remotely from the tires,
• mechanically coupled at least indirectly to a chassis of the vehicle, and
• configured to detect a property indicative of tilting spatial movement of the chassis;
• determining whether the sensor signals are indicative of a tilting spatial movement of the chassis towards the at least one tire;
• wherein the sensor signals comprise (i) a reference reading from the sensor collected responsive to the detection of a standstill of the vehicle and (ii) a detection reading from the sensor collected responsive to the detection of ignition of the vehicle and
• detecting a tire pressure loss responsive to the determining and based on a comparison of the detection reading with the reference reading.