The objective of the KOAS project is to develop a keyless electronic access control system to facilitate the use of common premises in student residences.

What kind of problem is the project trying to solve?

Student residences include a variety of common premises that can be reserved and used when needed. These premises are usually accessible with a master key. To make the use of these premises smoother, it would make sense to control the access to the premises with an electronic code instead of a key. A changing code would limit the access to the laundry room, for example, to the person who has reserved it for the time slot in question. This experimental project aims at developing a keyless locking and access system to common premises.

Objective: Facilitating the access and use of common facilities

The objective is to create a user-friendly and cost-effective coded locking system for the access control of the common facilities in the building. These facilities include gyms, laundry rooms and club rooms, for example.

What is done in this project?

In the project, an electronic lock with a keypad that integrates into the reservation system of the facilities will be developed. The keyless code locking system is administered online. When a resident books a time slot in a shared calendar, the system assigns them a code that opens the door during the specified time slot.

The code locking system is commissioned and tested in pilot buildings within the framework of the project. The idea is to implement the system on Raspberry Pi or a similar flexible and affordable platform. After verifying the functionality of the device, it will be introduced more extensively in other student residences as well.

What are the expected results of the experiment?

The end product of the project is an easy-to-implement and cost-effective electronic access control system that uses open source code.

Who benefits?

Keyless access benefits the residents of the buildings, student communities and housing managers. The work done in the project paves the way for the development of keyless access.