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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2007
Frank Linsenmaier, Weinstadt, DE;
Oliver Eder, Wiernsheim-Pinache, DE;
Bernd Mack, Remshalden, DE;
SMR Patents S.a.r.l., Luxembourg, LU;
Abstract
The invention concerns a camera system, especially a camera system in a camera-based analysis system and/or assistance system of a vehicle, comprising a camera with an optical beam path (), which has at least one optical element to guide image information to a light-sensitive image sensor (). At least one test beam () can be coupled into a transparent test element () arranged on the input side in front of beam path () and, depending on a degree of soiling of the test element (), at least one partial beam () indicating soiling can be directed from the test element () onto a sensor () to receive the partial beam () indicating soiling.