Tire leak rate detection system

A system for detection of a leak rate in a tire, the tire supporting a vehicle, the system comprising:

• a sensor mounted on the tire for measuring a pressure of the tire;
• means for transmitting measured pressure data from the sensor to a processor;
• and
• a filter module being executed on the processor, the filter module including:
• a leak rate determination module, the leak rate determination module receiving the measured pressure data and including a filter algorithm;
• the filter algorithm determining a leak rate of the tire from the measured pressure data;
• an accumulator calculating a cumulative leak score from a plurality of leak rates;
• and
• a flag generated by the filter module when the cumulative leak score exceeds a predetermined leak score threshold, the flag being transmitted to at least one of a vehicle control system and a display device for actuation of the vehicle in response to the flag.