camera testing device and method for testing a camera

A testing device for a camera, of a driver assistance system in a motor vehicle, comprising:

• a mount for a camera;
• at least two light sources to emit test light towards the camera, wherein the mount and at least one of the at least two light sources are situated fixed in relation to one another with respect to their relative location and position;
• and
• a control device to activate the at least two light sources so that in chronological sequence one light source is switched on and the at least one other light source is switched off, wherein the control device is configured to activate the at least two light sources synchronously with an image capture of an image of the camera.

A testing method for a camera, for a camera in a driver assistance system in a motor vehicle and for execution on a testing device, the method comprising:

• fitting the camera in a mount of the testing device, wherein the testing device includes the mount for the camera, at least two light sources to emit test light towards the camera, and a control device to activate the at least two light sources;
• emitting test lights toward the camera with the aid of the at least two light sources;
• recording the test lights by the camera;
• and
• evaluating the recorded test lights;
• wherein the mount and at least one of the at least two light sources are situated fixed in relation to one another with respect to their relative location and position, and wherein the at least two light sources are activated so that in chronological sequence one light source is switched on and the at least one other light source is switched off and the at least two light sources are activated synchronously with an image capture of an image of the camera.

A testing system for an at least partially transparent object, comprising:

• a testing device for a camera, of a driver assistance system in a motor vehicle, including a mount for the camera, at least two light sources to emit test light towards the camera, wherein the mount and at least one of the at least two light sources are situated fixed in relation to one another with respect to their relative location and position, and a control device to activate the at least two light sources so that in chronological sequence one light source is switched on and the at least one other light source is switched off, wherein the control device is configured to activate the at least two light sources synchronously with an image capture of an image of the camera;
• the camera;
• a mount for the at least partially transparent object to be tested, wherein the mount is situated in the light path between the at least two light sources and the camera;
• and
• an evaluation unit, which is connected to the camera, to evaluate automatically the test light recorded by the camera.