Method and system for monitoring air pressure of tires on a vehicle

A method for monitoring an operational status of at least one tire of a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving measurement data from measurement sensors associated with different tires of a vehicle,
• receiving physical data from physical sensors associated with the vehicle;
• comparing one of the measurement data and the physical parameter data for different tires to identify at least a front tire and a rear tire among the different tires;
• comparing one of the measurement data and the physical parameter data to distinguish a tire mounted on one side of a vehicle from a tire mounted on an opposite side of a vehicle;
• and
• identifying a mounting position of at least one defective or deflated tire among the different tires by the comparison of the measurement data and by the comparison of the physical parameter data.

A system for monitoring an operational status of different tires of a vehicle, the system comprising:

• a measurement sensor for providing measurement data indicative of the status of a particular tire;
• a plurality of physical parameter sensors for providing physical parameter data associated with respective physical parameters at corresponding different tires;
• a plurality of transmitters coupled to the measurement sensor and the physical parameter sensors for transmitting an electromagnetic signal representative of the physical parameter data and the measurement data;
• a receiver for receiving the electromagnetic signal and obtaining the physical parameter data and the measurement data;
• and
• a processor for evaluating the obtained physical parameter data to identify a relative mounting position of the particular tire on the vehicle.