Patent Document ID: 9476976
Application ID: 14714396
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A vehicle control system including an object recognition apparatus comprising: a first detecting device configured to detect first position information indicating a position of a first peripheral object that exists within a first detection region established around a periphery of a vehicle on which the vehicle control system is provided; a second detecting device configured to detect second position information indicating a position of a second peripheral object that exists within a second detection region established around the periphery of the vehicle, wherein the second detection region overlaps with all or a portion of the first detection region; an electronic control unit configured to receive and process the first position information and the second position information, and to control operation of the vehicle based thereon, wherein the electronic control unit comprises: a target object setting unit configured to set a target object when the first peripheral object and the second peripheral object are linked as a same object based on the first position information and the second position information; and a driving support control unit configured to control at least one of an automatic braking system and a steering assistance system as a driving supporting action of the vehicle in relation to the target object; wherein the driving support control unit is configured to: set a first target area which is used to judge whether or not the target object is to be treated as a target of the driving supporting action, as a portion of the first detection region; and set a second target area which is used to judge whether or not the target object is to be treated as the target of the driving supporting action, as a portion of the second detection region, the second target area being set to encompass the first target area; wherein, when the position of the first peripheral object exists within the first target area and the position of the second peripheral object exists within the second target area, the driving support control unit treats the target object as the target of the driving supporting action; and wherein, when the position of the first peripheral object does not exist within the first target area or the position of the second peripheral object does not exist within the second target area, the driving support control unit does not treat the target object as the target of the driving supporting action, or the driving support control unit suppresses the driving supporting action with respect to the target object.