MATLAB: Setting the step of x and y axes

axes

I'm looking for the way to set the step of x and y axes. does it exist a way?

t=0:0.1:10
y=cos(t)
plot(t,y)
set(gca,'xtick',linspace(min(t),max(t),8),'ytick',linspace(min(y),max(y),8))

set(gca,'xtick',[]) set(gca,'ytick',[])

The issue is in how you use YLABEL. Try:

set(ax1,'ylabel', 'Distance(m)');

The point is that you need a different type of handle here, not the axis handle. Insteadt run

set(ax1,'Ycolor','r','YLim',[0 500], 'FontSize',22, 'FontName','Helvetica');
set(get(gca,'YLabel'),'String','Distance (m)')