A method, comprising: capturing , by a camera of an image capturing module , a first image of a target , wherein: the image capturing module and a drum are attached to a fixture , wherein the drum is adapted to rotate about an axis such as to simulate a roadway moving under the image capturing module ; and the target is attached to the drum , wherein the target includes a calibration pattern ; determining a number of lateral pixels in a lateral pitch distance of the image of the target ; determining a lateral object pixel size based on the number of lateral pixels; determining a drum encoder rate based on the lateral object pixel size, wherein the drum encoder rate is programmed into a drum encoder attached to the drum , wherein the drum encoder rate corresponds to a number of electrical pulses generated by the drum encoder in one revolution of a shaft of the drum encoder , or the drum encoder rate is calculated using a circumference of the drum and the lateral object pixel size; capturing , by the camera of the image capturing module , a second image of the target while the target is rotated about the axis of the drum ; determining a number of longitudinal pixels in a longitudinal pitch distance of the second image; and comparing the number of lateral pixels to the number of longitudinal pixels and determining , based on the comparison, that the image capturing module is calibrated; wherein a lateral direction (X) is parallel to the axis of the drum , and a longitudinal direction (Y) is perpendicular to the axis . capturing , by a camera of an image capturing module , a first image of a target , wherein: the image capturing module and a drum are attached to a fixture , wherein the drum is adapted to rotate about an axis such as to simulate a roadway moving under the image capturing module ; and the target is attached to the drum , wherein the target includes a calibration pattern ; the image capturing module and a drum are attached to a fixture , wherein the drum is adapted to rotate about an axis such as to simulate a roadway moving under the image capturing module ; and the target is attached to the drum , wherein the target includes a calibration pattern ; determining a number of lateral pixels in a lateral pitch distance of the image of the target ; determining a lateral object pixel size based on the number of lateral pixels; determining a drum encoder rate based on the lateral object pixel size, wherein the drum encoder rate is programmed into a drum encoder attached to the drum , wherein the drum encoder rate corresponds to a number of electrical pulses generated by the drum encoder in one revolution of a shaft of the drum encoder , or the drum encoder rate is calculated using a circumference of the drum and the lateral object pixel size; capturing , by the camera of the image capturing module , a second image of the target while the target is rotated about the axis of the drum ; determining a number of longitudinal pixels in a longitudinal pitch distance of the second image; and comparing the number of lateral pixels to the number of longitudinal pixels and determining , based on the comparison, that the image capturing module is calibrated; wherein a lateral direction (X) is parallel to the axis of the drum , and a longitudinal direction (Y) is perpendicular to the axis . <EOS>