Managing operations of a mobile drive unit within a workspace based on a fire-based policy

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• determining, by a mobile drive unit, information about a location of the mobile drive unit within a workspace, the mobile drive unit configured for material transportation within the workspace;
• determining, by the mobile drive unit, at least a portion of a movement path within the workspace based at least in part on the information about the location and on a map, the map defining a policy for movement of the mobile drive unit within the workspace based at least in part on one or more volumes of the workspace associated with a fire shutter, the fire shutter located within the workspace and operable to manage a spread of a fire within the workspace;
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• performing, by the mobile drive unit, movement along the portion of the movement path, the movement along the portion of the movement path being in compliance with the policy defined in the map.

A computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-readable instructions that, upon execution on a computer system, configure the computer system to perform operations comprising:

• accessing a map of a workspace, the map defining a policy for movement of a mobile drive unit within the workspace based at least in part on one or more volumes of the workspace associated with a fire shutter, the fire shutter located within the workspace and operable to manage a spread of a fire within the workspace;
• generating at least a portion of a movement path for the mobile drive unit within the workspace based at least in part on the map and on an event for transporting material from a location in the workspace, the portion of the movement path being in compliance with the policy defined in the map;
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• providing at least the portion of the movement path to the mobile drive unit over a data network.