In this paper, we consider a class of nonlinear fractional differential equations on the infinite interval
D0+αu(t)+ft,u(t),D0+α−1u(t)=0,t∈(0,+∞),
with the integral boundary conditions
u(0)=0,D0+α−1u(∞)=∫0τg1(s)u(s)ds+a,D0+α−2u(0)=∫0τg2(s)u(s)ds+b.
By using Krasnoselskii fixed point theorem, the existence results of positive solutions for the boundary value problem in three cases
τ=0,τ∈(0,+∞) and
τ=+∞, are obtained, respectively. We also give out two corollaries as applications of the existence theorems and some examples to illustrate our results. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.