A projection system, comprising: a light source configured to emit a light in response to an image data; an illumination optical system configured to steer the light, the illumination optical system including an integrating rod and a fold mirror; a first lens group optically arranged between the integrating rod and the fold mirror; a digital micromirror device (105, 200, 309) including a plurality of micromirrors, wherein a respective micromirror is configured to reflect the steered light to a predetermined location as on-state light in a case where the respective micromirror is in an on position and to reflect the steered light to a light dump as off-state light in a case where the respective micromirror is in an off position, wherein the light is projected onto the digital micromirror device at a first position; a second lens group is optically arranged between the fold mirror and the digital micromirror device; and a controller configured to: determine a deviation between an actual angle of orientation of a respective micromirror of the plurality of micromirrors of the digital micromirror device and a target angle of orientation of the respective micromirror of the plurality of micromirrors of the digital micromirror device, calculate a first amount of rotational adjustment corresponding to the fold mirror and a second amount of lateral adjustment corresponding to the integrating rod based on the deviation of the actual angle of orientation and the target angle of orientation of the respective micromirror of the plurality of micromirrors of the digital micromirror device, rotate the fold mirror using a first actuator by an angle corresponding to the first amount, and actuate the integrating rod using a second actuator in a first direction according to the second amount, wherein the second amount is based on the first amount and is configured to cause an angle of incidence of the steered light on the respective micromirror to change in response to the deviation and to maintain a position of the steered light on the respective micromirror. a light source configured to emit a light in response to an image data; an illumination optical system configured to steer the light, the illumination optical system including an integrating rod and a fold mirror; a first lens group optically arranged between the integrating rod and the fold mirror; a digital micromirror device (105, 200, 309) including a plurality of micromirrors, wherein a respective micromirror is configured to reflect the steered light to a predetermined location as on-state light in a case where the respective micromirror is in an on position and to reflect the steered light to a light dump as off-state light in a case where the respective micromirror is in an off position, wherein the light is projected onto the digital micromirror device at a first position; a second lens group is optically arranged between the fold mirror and the digital micromirror device; and a controller configured to: determine a deviation between an actual angle of orientation of a respective micromirror of the plurality of micromirrors of the digital micromirror device and a target angle of orientation of the respective micromirror of the plurality of micromirrors of the digital micromirror device, calculate a first amount of rotational adjustment corresponding to the fold mirror and a second amount of lateral adjustment corresponding to the integrating rod based on the deviation of the actual angle of orientation and the target angle of orientation of the respective micromirror of the plurality of micromirrors of the digital micromirror device, rotate the fold mirror using a first actuator by an angle corresponding to the first amount, and actuate the integrating rod using a second actuator in a first direction according to the second amount, wherein the second amount is based on the first amount and is configured to cause an angle of incidence of the steered light on the respective micromirror to change in response to the deviation and to maintain a position of the steered light on the respective micromirror. determine a deviation between an actual angle of orientation of a respective micromirror of the plurality of micromirrors of the digital micromirror device and a target angle of orientation of the respective micromirror of the plurality of micromirrors of the digital micromirror device, calculate a first amount of rotational adjustment corresponding to the fold mirror and a second amount of lateral adjustment corresponding to the integrating rod based on the deviation of the actual angle of orientation and the target angle of orientation of the respective micromirror of the plurality of micromirrors of the digital micromirror device, rotate the fold mirror using a first actuator by an angle corresponding to the first amount, and actuate the integrating rod using a second actuator in a first direction according to the second amount, wherein the second amount is based on the first amount and is configured to cause an angle of incidence of the steered light on the respective micromirror to change in response to the deviation and to maintain a position of the steered light on the respective micromirror.