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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2015
Audi Ag, Ingolstadt, DE;
Carsten Gut, Ingolstadt, DE;
AUDI AG, Ingolstadt, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for testing the operability of a motor vehicle () with a headlamp () which comprises a laser () for generating by means of which a converter () for emitting converted light is excited, which is emitted by the headlamp () for generating a predeterminable light distribution () on a surface area () in a surrounding area of the motor vehicle (), wherein the predeterminable light distribution () is set by a control device () of the headlamp (). The object of the invention is to check the condition of the converter (). A test pattern () is set by the control device () as light distribution (). The test pattern () is detected on the surface area () by means of an optical detection device () of the motor vehicle (). The detected test pattern () is compared with at a predetermined reference pattern by an evaluation device () of the motor vehicle (). The invention also relates to a motor vehicle (), which is designed to carry out such a method.