Method for determining anomalies associated with a railcar wheelset, or a railcar bogie assembly that the railcar wheelset is part of, or a track using an axle-mounted sensor cuff assembly

A method for determining anomalies associated with railcar wheels of a 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 method comprising:

• (a) removably attaching an apparatus to an axle of a railcar wheelset, the apparatus comprising a plurality of cylinder cuffs configured to be spaced along the axle of the railcar wheelset, each cylinder cuff including:
• (i) a first half cylinder cuff portion having distal ends along its longitudinal axis, and having an outer sidewall surface and an inner sidewall surface;
• (ii) a second half cylinder cuff portion having distal ends along its longitudinal axis, and having an outer sidewall surface and an inner sidewall surface;
• (iii) 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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• (iv) 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;
• (b) moving the railcar wheelset on the track;
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• (c) collecting the measured parameters from the one or more sensors, the measured parameters being used for determining the anomalies during motion of the railcar wheelset on the track.