Axle-mounted sensor cuff apparatus for determining anomalies associated with a railcar wheelset, or a railcar bogie assembly that the railcar wheelset is part of, or a track

An apparatus configured to be removably attachable to an axle of a railcar wheelset for use in determining anomalies associated with railcar wheels of the railcar wheelset, or a railcar bogie assembly that the railcar wheelset is part of, or a track, during motion of the railcar wheelset on a track, the apparatus comprising a plurality of cylinder cuffs configured to be spaced along the axle of the railcar wheelset, each cylinder cuff including:

• (a) a first half cylinder cuff portion having distal ends along its longitudinal axis, and having an outer sidewall surface and an inner sidewall surface;
• (b) a second half cylinder cuff portion having distal ends along its longitudinal axis, and having an outer sidewall surface and an inner sidewall surface;
• (c) a fastener located at each of the distal ends of the first half cylinder cuff portion, and a fastener located at each of the distal ends of the second half cylinder cuff portion, the fasteners allowing the first half cylinder cuff portion and the second half cylinder cuff portion to attach to each other at their respective distal ends to form a hollow cylinder;
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• (d) one or more sensors mounted to the first half cylinder cuff portion, and one or more sensors mounted to the second half cylinder cuff portion, the sensors being configured to measure parameters that are used for determining the anomalies during motion of the railcar wheelset on the track.