A collision damage prevention system is disclosed which may be installed
on many standard powered mobility vehicles for handicapped persons. The
system includes an array of one or more sensors placed around the
periphery of the powered mobility vehicle, a switch for each sensor, and
a central control module which receives input from the switches, turns
the vehicle off and/or applies braking power to prevent damage from a
collision. The system then prompts the operator to acknowledge the
collision and guides the operator into the appropriate direction to move
the vehicle's controls in order to move away from the object collided
with.