The purpose of the MR compliant exercise rig is to permit the validation of the quality of the fine element (FE) models created using the SimBio environment. The rig must allow a volunteer or patient to undertake a controlled exercise protocol while exerting known light forces and the rig must be fully MR compliant, that is, it must not utilise any metal or ferro-magnetic materials in its construction. The MR exercise rig is required for acquisition of pseudo-dynamic in-vivo MR images.

Partner SBM is reproducing MR compliant exercise rig with some minor modification according to a scheme provided by the partner USFD, while partner UNI-MB is developing optical sensor for measuring a force on a pedal of rig.