Advanced lighting effects investigation system and computerized method

An ambient light sensor, comprising:

• at least one pupil disposed in an eye socket of the mannikin for admission of light into the mannikin, the mannikin comprising a) an outer laterally-extending surface replicating a face and a facial profile of a surrogate head of a subject of a population or a sub-population being analyzed, and b) an interior inside the outer laterally-extending surface,
• an optical detector collecting ambient light and configured to wavelength analyze the ambient light into an ambient-light spectrum, the optical detector comprising a first optical detector configured to a) collect foveal light directed to a first position opposing the at least one pupil and b) wavelength analyze the foveal light into foveal-light spectra from a plurality of subjects, and a second optical detector configured to a) collect retinal light angularly directed from the at least one pupil directly to a second position angularly offset from the first position and b) wavelength analyze the retinal light into retinal-light spectra from the plurality of subjects;
• a processor storing the foveal-light spectra and the retinal-light spectra from the plurality of subjects under different environmental lighting conditions as pre-recorded foveal-light spectra and retinal-light spectra;
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• the processor programmed to select one of the pre-recorded foveal-light spectra and retinal-light spectra based on a) an identification of a specific lighting condition, b) a specific subject being exposed to the ambient light, and c) the ambient spectrum.