Update control apparatus and method for a vehicle controller and a vehicle having same

An update control method for a vehicle controller, comprising:

• collecting vehicle state information when an update event of the vehicle controller occurs;
• determining an update-based ultimate target State of Charge (SOC) based on the collected vehicle state information and controlling charge or discharge of a battery based on the determined ultimate target SOC;
• downloading update data of the vehicle controller;
• and
• updating the vehicle controller when the update of the vehicle controller is approved,
• wherein the controlling of the charge or discharge of the battery includes determining the ultimate target SOC by applying an increase amount in a target SOC according to whether a destination of navigation is set and whether the update of the vehicle controller is approved, and
• determining the ultimate target SOC based on a value obtained by adding the increase amount in the target SOC to a generation control-based target SOC when the destination of navigation setting information does not exist and the update of the vehicle controller is approved.

A vehicle system comprising:

• an update server comprising a first processor configured to provide update data of a vehicle controller;
• and
• an update control apparatus comprising a second processor configured to determine an update-based ultimate target State of Charge (SOC) based on vehicle state information when an update event of the vehicle controller occurs, control charge or discharge of a battery based on the determined ultimate target SOC, download update data of the vehicle controller from the update server, and update the vehicle controller when the update of the vehicle controller is approved,
• wherein the second processor of the update control apparatus determines the ultimate target SOC by applying an increase amount of a target SOC according to whether a destination of navigation is set and whether the update of the vehicle controller is approved, and
• wherein the second processor of the update control apparatus determines the ultimate target SOC based on a value obtained by adding the increase amount in the target SOC to a generation control-based target SOC when the destination of navigation setting information does not exist and the update of the vehicle controller is approved.

An update control apparatus for a vehicle controller, the update control apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• a non-transitory memory coupled to the processor;
• and
• a computer executable code stored in the non-transitory memory and executable by the processor to cause the update control apparatus to:
• collect vehicle state information when an update event of the vehicle controller occurs;
• determine an update-based ultimate target State of Charge (SOC) based on the collected vehicle state information and control charge or discharge of a battery based on the determined ultimate target SOC;
• and
• download update data of the vehicle controller from an update server and update the vehicle controller when the update of the vehicle controller is approved,
• wherein the ultimate target SOC is determined by applying an increase amount of a target SOC according to whether a destination of navigation is set and whether the update of the vehicle controller is approved, and
• wherein the ultimate target SOC is determined based on a value obtained by adding the increase amount in the target SOC to a generation control-based target SOC when the destination of navigation setting information does not exist and the update of the vehicle controller is approved.