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Following the success of the IceCube detector, an upgrade is planned for the upcoming years. To get a sufficiently large volume for this upgrade, the optical modules must be separated by larger distances. Due to the optical properties of ice, light signals are expected to deteriorate faster than acoustic signals. Hence, the importance of developing an acoustic device which could be integrated in the new mDOM to help calibrating the position of the optical modules in the Antarctic ice. Furthermore, extremely high energy neutrinos are expected to produce an acoustic signal when interacting in a medium. Therefore, the design of this new acoustic device should be able to record acoustic waves emitted by UHE neutrinos as well as being able to position itself in relation to a network of acoustic transmitters.
